Food Security In India
Who are food insecure?
Although a large section of people suffer from food and nutrition insecurity in India.
(i)The worst affected groups are landless people with little or no land to depend upon traditional, artisans, providers of traditional services, petty self-employed workers and destitutes including beggars.
(ii)In the urban areas, the food insecure families are those whose working members are generally employed in ill paid occupations and casual labour market.
(iii)These workers are largely engaged in seasonal activities and are paid very low wages that just ensure bare survival.
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Why buffer stock is created by the government?
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Minimum Support Price
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Buffer Stock
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Issue Price
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Fair Price Shops.
What are the problems of the functioning of ration shops?
Write a note on the role of cooperatives in providing food and related items.
In which year was World Food Summit held?
When was devasting famine of Bengal occurred?
How many people were killed during the famine in the province of Bengal?
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