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Food Security In India
Describe in short the measures adopted by India after Independence to achieve self-sufficiency in food grains.
After Independence, Indian policy makers adopted all measures to achieve self-sufficiency in food grains.
(i)India adopted a new strategy in agriculture, which resulted in the ‘Green Revolution’ especially in the production of wheat and rice.
(ii)The increase in food grains was, however, disproportionate. The highest rate of growth was achieved in Punjab and Haryana, where foodgrain production jumped from 7.23 million tonnes in 1964-65 to reach an all time high of 30.33 million tonnes in 1995-96.
(iii)Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh, on the other hand recorded significant increases in rice yield.
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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
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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?
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