Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Food Security and Public Distribution System–A Macro Analysis

Dr. J. P. Sabannavar, Dr. P. L. Harale

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Food security is of vital importance for any country and especially India has the second most populous country in the world. There is a positive co–rrelation between food security and social economic development. Food security is a constitutional commitment and a basic human right. Articles 38 and 47 of our constitution enshrine every Indian citizen’s right to food security. Prof. Amartya Sen states that the causes of hunger in India presently are the wide prevalence of poverty and inability to buy food without adequate purchasing power of money. According to the FAO, food security is defined as the availability of a sufficient quantity of food with the necessary purchasing power. People should have access to safe and nutritious food to maintain the healthy life. Food should be available at an affordable price. To ensure long–term availability of affordable food, the local ecological system should be sustained the Public Distribution System (PDS) streamlined. Central and state Government should formulate and activity disseminates their policy on the food grain clearly specifying the implementation responsibilities of local Government and other agencies and Stakeholders. Each state should formulate its policy and action plan on National Food Security and adequate to safe guard to nation.

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Dr. J.P. Sabannavar, Dr. P.L.HARALE Food Security and Public Distribution System – A Macro Analysis Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.8 August 2014

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