Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

An Overview of Food Policy in India

Khushvir Singh Saini, Savita Ahlawat

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 Food policy plays a very crucial role in ensuring food security in any area. In this regard, the government of India has taken many steps from time to time by introducing various food policies. Initially the rationing system was introduced in 1939 in Bombay and was extended in the form Public Distribution System especially for urban areas. During 1980s the Public Distribution System was linked with anti–poverty and employment programs and in order to increase the household level food security the Revamped Public Distribution and Targeted Public Distribution System schemes were introduced during 1990s. Recently National Food Security Bill has been passed in 2013. Therefore, the objective of the present paper is to provide an overview of food policy in India and the steps taken by government to improve it in order to ensure the food security to all people in the country

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Khushvir Singh Saini, Savita Ahlawat An Overview of Food Policy in India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 10 October 2015

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