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Food Security In India
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Graph:  Central Foodgrains (Wheat + Rice) Stock and Minimum Buffer Norm (Million Tonnes).

Source : Economic Survey 2004-05.

Study the above graph  and answer the following questions:

(i) In which recent year foodgrain stock with the government was maximum?

(ii) What is the minimum buffer stock norm for the FCI?

(iii) Why were the FCI granaries overflowing with foodgrains?

Answer

(i)Foodgrain stock with the government was maximum in July, 2002.

(ii)The minimum buffer stock norm for the FCI is 24.3 million tonnes.

(iii)The FCI granaries were overflowing with foodgrains because of good support price offered to the farmers.

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Some More Questions From Food Security In India Chapter

How is food security ensured in India?

Which are the people more prone to food insecurity?

Which states are more food insecure in India?

Do you believe that Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains? How?

A section of people in India are still without food. Explain.

What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster or a calamity?

Differentiate between seasonal hunger and chronic hunger?

What has our government done to provide food security to the poor? Discuss any two schemes launched by the government.

Why buffer stock is created by the government?

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Minimum Support Price