‘Ans. Food security j
Foo rity is ensured in India only
* enough food is availabk
persons; le for all the
+ all persons ha
food of acceptabl the capacity to buy
: le quality; and
there is no barrier on access to food
Q9Which are the people more prone to
food insecurity? :
() The SCs, STS and some sections of
the OBCs who have either poor land
base or very low land productivi
ducti
prone to food insecurity. Tiel
(i) The people affected by natural
disasters, who have to migrate to
other areas in search of work, are also
among the most food insecure people.
(i) Pregnant and nursing mothers and
children below the age of 5 years
constitute an important segment of
the food insecure population.
Q3. Which states are more food insecure
in India?
Ans. States which are more food insecure in
India are Uttar Pradesh (eastern and
south-eastern parts), Bihar,
Sharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal,
Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya
Pradesh and Maharashtra. 7
Q4, Do you believe that Green Revolution
has made India self-sufficient in
foodgrains? How?
Ans.() Tne C Green Revolution has played a
significant role in making India roa
sufficient in foodgrains. The reve 7 on
in the late 1960s introduce’
i Itivation of wheat
Indian farmer to cu 5 oon
year
+ The 2002,
the rep Um butter
Because 243 million tg neh for
Production, 8°04 agricuity
. ral
K QUEST!
ION
(i) The tye SOLVED
and rice using high-yieldin
(HYVs) of seeds
ee
In the
» the same
woul
larger quantitice nm, Produce far
ties of foodgrai
was possible earlier, "n> than
(i) Improved ir ‘
chemical fertilisers, pesticides cat
also contributed a lot in increasing
agricultural production. ae
QS. A seCtion of people in India are still
ithout food. Explain.
A section of people in India are still
without food because of their very low
income and, in turn, inability to buy
food even for survival.
{i In rural areas, people have no regular
work and, therefore, they suller a lot
during the months of unemployment.
(ii) In-urban areas, because of the casual
labour, e.g., there is less work for
casual construction labour during
the rainy season. These people hardly
manage for their food.
Q6. What happens to the supply of
food when there is a disaster or a
) When there is a disaster or
calamity, total production of foodgrains
decreases. It creates a shortage of food
in the affected areas: /
¢ of food, the prices 8
(i) Du he high ies, some DERPC
cannot afford to buy food
(ii) Ifthe disaster oF calamity happens in
is stretched
jdespread area or is S
avery widespr’ period, it may cause
Foon SeouRITY NINO fl 3aTat has ment done to
provide foo poor?
Discuss any two $°
py the government.
7 The government Bas jaunched several
schemes in order tO provide food
Scharity to the poor, TW
y are mentioned below:
on November 14, 2004 in 150 most
‘etricts of the country
of intensifying
of supplementary
programme
in need oF
desire to do
It is implemente
centrally sponsoret
foodgrains are provi
Yojana (AAY): This
ned in December
scheme, one crore of
the poorest among the BPL families,
covered under the targeted Public
Distribution System, were identified.
Poor families were identified by the
artments through a Below
Line (BPL) survey. Twenty five J
of foodgrains were made
to each eligible family at AVailaby
@ higpt
to idised + rate of€2 Per kg fort
sage 3 per ke for tice. Te Whey
has been enhanced from 25 tantly
ten effect from April 2002. The Pel egg
has been further expanded twice
has onal 5O lakh BPL families in "7
9003 and in August 2004. gers,
increase, ith thi
2 crore families have pe®
a
js buffer stock creat
Sor od by the
Suffer stock is the stock of|
ly wheat and ce lei,
by the government through fies
Corporation of India (FCI). The Sod
erehases Wheat and rice from For
Farmers in states where ther the
surplus production. The pure
foodgrains are stored in tinea
Thus, buffer stock is created bj
the government to distribute these
feodgrains in the deficit areas iad
‘ooops the poorer strata ofthe society
at a price lower than the market price,
Buffer stock also helps resolve the
problem of shortage of food during
Piverse weather conditions.
Write notes on:
(a) Minimum support price
stock (0) Issue price
(a
namel
(i)
(iid
Qio.
od Corporation o!
s wheat and rice from the
purchase!
in states where there 18
farmers i
surplus production. The fant
are paid a pre-announced price
is called
for their crops. This price
Minimum Support Price (msP). The
MSP is declared by the government
every year before the sowing seaso?
to provide incentives to the farmers
for raising the production
crops.
respective state rural development
348 i Social Science—IX
yaaaween seasonal
hunger.
and chronic
al hunger is related to cycles
ing and harvesting. This
in rural areas because
agricultural
eg. there is less
spasual construction labour
wor the ral n. This type of
jnunger exists : nable
! to get work for the entire year.
ger is a consequence
(i Chronic hun; ¢
of diets persistently inadequate in
terms of quantity and/or quality. Poor
people suffer from chronic hunger
because of their very low income and,
in turn, inability to ‘buy food even for
survival.
gs. What has
provide foot
Discuss any
by the government.
‘ans, The government has launched several
schemes in order to provide food
security to the poor. Two of these
mes are mentioned below:
{ional Food for Work Programme
(NFWP}: This programme was launched
on November 14, 2004 in 150 most
backward districts of the country
with the objective of intensifying
the generation of supplementary
wage employment. The programme
is open to all rural poor who are
in need of wage employment and
desire to do manual unskilled work.
It is implemented as a 100 per cent
centrally sponsored scheme and the
foodgrains are provided to states free
of cost.
(i) Anpfodaya Anna Yojana (AAY): This
eme was launched in December
000. Under the scheme, one crore of
the poorest among the BPL families,
covered under the targeted Public
Distribution System, were identified.
Poor families were identified by the
our government done to
d security to the poor?
two schemes launched
respective state rural development
348 w Soci Science—IX ee
departments through a Be,
Line (BPL) survey. Twenty fi
of foodgrains were made.
to each eligible familys; ‘Alay
subsidised + rate of ® 2 per 2 bight
and ® 3 per kg for rice, The vi
as been enhanced from 95,12
with effect from April 2002 Tey 35 WY
has been further expanded 4 cbt
additional 50 lakh BPL fame.“ by
2003 and in August 2004.95 un,
increase, 2 crore families jit this
‘der the AAY, "bem
9. is buffer stock created
overnment? bY the