FOOD SECURITY

IN
INDIA

WHAT IS MEANT BY
FOOD SECURITY?

AVAILABILITY OF FOOD

ACCESSIBILITY OF FOOD

AFFORDABILITY OF FOOD

WHO ARE FOODINSECURE?

PEOPLES FROM

ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD STATES

ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASS

WHO HAVE POOR LAND BASE

WHO AFFECTED BY NATURAL CALAMITIES

WHY DO WE NEED
FOOD SECURITY?
AVAILABILITY

AT ALL TIMES OF ADEQUATE

SUPPLY OF BASIC FOODSTUFFS

SAFE

AND NUTRIOUS FOOD TO MEET DIETRY

NEEDS

FOOD

PREFERENCES FOR AN ACTIVE AND

HEALTHY LIFE

POVERTY
HUNGER

ERADICATION

FOOD SECURITY
SYSTEM BY
GOVERNMENT
1.

BUFFER STOCK

2.

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

1. BUFFER STOCK
BUFFER STOCK IS THE STOCK OF FOODGRAINS
NAMELY RICE AND WHEAT.BUFFER STOCK IS MAINTAINED
WITH THE HELP OF

I. FOOD

CORPORATION OF INDIA

II.MINIMUM
III.ISSUE

SUPPORT PRICE

PRICE

I.

FOOD CORPORATION
OF INDIA
FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA
IS THE ORGANIZATION WHICH
PURCHASES WHEAT AND RICE
FROM FARMERS IN STATES AND
STORES THE GRAINS AND
TRANSPORT THE GRAINS TO
DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES

ll.MINIMUM SUPPORT
PRICE
MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE IS PREANNOUNCEDPRICE WHICH IS GIVEN
TO FARMERS FOR THEIR CROPS

lll. ISSUE PRICE

ISSUE PRICE IS THE PRICE WHICH IS

LOWER THAN MARKET PRICE TO
DISTRIBUTE FOODGRAINS IN THE
DEFICIT AREAS OF THE STATES

2.PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
THE FOOD PROCURED BY THE FCI IS
DISTRIBUTED THROUGHH
GOVT.REGULATED RATION SHOPS
AMONG THE POORER SECTION OF
THE SOCIETY.THIS IS CALLED PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(PDS)

TYPES OF RATION
CARDS
1.

ANTYODAYA CARDS

2.

BPL CARDS

3.

APL CARDS

IMPORTANT FEATURES OF PDS

NAME OF
SCHEME

YEAR OF
INTRODUCTI
ON

COVERAGE
TARGET
GROUP

LATEST
VOLUME

ISSUE PRICE
PER KG

PDS

UPTO 1992

UNIVERSAL

W-2.34
R-2.89

RPDS

1992

BACKWARD
BLOCKS

20 KG OF
FOOD GRAINS

W-2.80
R-3.77

TPDS

1997

POOR AND
NON
POOR,BPL,AP
L

35 KG OF
FOOD GRAINS

BPL W-4.15
R-5.65,
APL W-6.10
R-8.30

AAY

2000

POOREST OF
THE POOR

35 KG OF
FOOD GRAINS

W-2.00
R-3.00

APS

2000

SENIOR
CITIZEN

10KG OF
FOOD GRAINS

FREE

NAFS

2013

PRIORITY
HOUSEHOLD

5KG PER
PERSON PER
MONTH

W-2.00
R-3.00
COARSE1.00GRAINS

NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY

ACT 2013
THIS ACT PROVIDES FOR FOOD AND
NUTRITIONAL SECURITY LIFE AT AFFORDABLE
PRICES AND ENABLE PEOPLE TO LIVE A LIFE
WITH DIGNITY.UNDER THIS ACT 75% OF
RURAL POPULATION AND 50% OF URBAN
POPULATION HAVE BEEN CATEGORISED AS
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS FOR FOOD SECURITY

IS FOOD SECURITY
RIGHT FULLY
IMPLEMENTED IN INDIA?

LACK OF ENOUGH FOOD AVAILABILITY

INCREASING PRICE OF GRAINS

FAULTS IN PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

UNEMPOLYMENT

ECONOMICAL CRISIS

SO FOOD SECURITY IS ENSURED

IN A COUNTRY ONLY IF

ENOUGH FOOD AVAILABILITY

ALL THE PERSON HAVE CAPACITY TO BUY

FOOD

THERE IS NO BARRIER ON ACCESS TO FOOD

GROUP MEMBERS

RAHUL.M
Rohith
Sai Krishna
Sanjay Krishna
Sarath Jayarajan
Sooraj.E.S
Sreehari
Vigneswar Sivaprasad
Vijay Dev

THANK YOU