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CLASS-IX

SUBJECT – ECONOMICS
CHAPTER-4 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA

MEANING OF FOOD SECURITY-Food security means availability, accessibility and


affordability of food to all people at all times.

NEED OF FOOD SECURITY

1-The poorest section of the society remains food insecure all the times.
2-People above poverty line might also feel food insecure in times of natural calamity like
earthquake, drought, flood, tsunami, ETC

FOOD INSECURE GROUP OR SECTIONS OF SOCIETY


IN RURAL AREAS: Small and landless farmers, traditional artisans (weavers, potters, blacksmith etc.)
providers of services (e.g. barbers, washer men, etc.), petty self-employed workers and destitute.

IN URBAN AREAS: persons employed in ill-paid occupations and casual labourers

NEED FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN FOOD GRAINS


I. To feed rising population
II. To fight against droughts, floods, cyclone, etc.
III. To reduce import of food grains
IV. To control prices of food grains.
CHRONIC HUNGER is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or
quality.

SEASONAL HUNGER is related to cycles of food growing and harvesting.

BUFFER STOCK is the stock of food grains (wheat and rice) procured by the government through the Food
Corporation of India (FCI).

MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE’ (MSP). The FCI purchases wheat and rice for the government from the
farmers of surplus states at pre-announced prices. This price is called ‘Minimum Support Price’
(MSP).
ISSUE PRICE. - The grains stored in Buffer Stocks are distributed in deficit areas and among the poor
strata of society at a price lower than the market price known as Issue Price.
SUBSIDY is a payment that a government makes to a producer to supplement the market price
of a commodity. It keeps consumer prices low while maintain a higher income for producers.
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS) refers to a system through which the food procured by
the FCI is distributed among the poor through government regulated ration shops by
using Ration cards.
• There are about 5.5 Lakh ration shops all over the country also known as Fair Price
Shop, which keeps stock of food grain, sugar etc which are sold at lower than market
price.
• There are three kinds of Ration Cards-
I. Antyodaya card — for the poorest of poor
II. BPL Card - for those below poverty line
III. APL Card — for all other
• NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT, 2013 was passed to provide food and nutritional
security at affordable price to 75% of rural population and 50% of urban population.

CURRENT STATUS OF PUBLIC THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM


The Public Distribution System (PDS) is the primary measure implemented by the Indian
government to guarantee food security. The nation’s Revamped Public Distribution
System (RPDS) was implemented in 1992. The “poor in all areas” were the focus of the
Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), which was implemented in June 1997. Two
unique programs, the Annapurna Scheme (APS) and the Antyodaya Anna Yojana
(AAY), were introduced in 2000.

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