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The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was established in 1965 for the purpose of procurement, storage, and distribution of food grains. It has been playing a major role in the food security of India. [10] The National Food Security Act,2013 (NFSA 2013) converts into legal entitlements for existing food security programs of the Government of India.
The intent of the National Food Security Bill is spelled out in the Lok Sabha committee report, The National Food Security Bill, 2011, Twenty Seventh Report, which states, "Food security means availability of sufficient foodgrains to meet the domestic demand as well as access, at the individual level, to adequate quantities of food at affordable prices."
The Indian minister of agriculture Sharad Pawar meets representatives of the All India Fair Price Shop Dealer's Federation in 2004.. The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidised rates.
Each AAY household is entitled to 35 kilograms of food grain per month. "One Nation, One Ration Card" is Aadhaar-based national ration card portability scheme to ensure food security for all, including internal migrants within India, under which beneficiaries can purchase subsidised food anywhere in India. For example, a migrant worker can ...
Apart from providing economic security and creating rural assets, other things said to promote NREGA are that it can help in protecting the environment, empowering rural women, reducing rural-urban migration and fostering social equity, among others." [8] The act was first proposed in 1991 by then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao. [9]
The Institute of Food Security, (acronym IFS), is a central civil service training institute formed by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Institute acts as a hub of information, training and research activities related to food security in India.
Under article 24, paragraph 2c [9] of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which India is a party, [10] India has committed to yielding "adequate nutritious food" for children. The programme has undergone many changes since its launch in 1995. The Midday Meal Scheme is covered by the National Food Security Act, 2013.
Women selling produce at a market in Lilongwe, Malawi. Food security is the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.The availability of food for people of any class and state, gender or religion is another element of food security.