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Ch 04 - Food Security in India9th Economics
Definition: Food Security
What are the three essential dimensions of Food Security?
What are the three essential dimensions of Food Security?
DEFINITION
The 3 'A's
- Availability: Enough food production within the country, sufficient food imports, and previous years' stock stored safely in government granaries.
- Accessibility: Food is within physical reach of every person without any logistical or geographical barriers.
- Affordability: Individuals have enough money to buy sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their basic dietary needs.
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AAA (Availability, Accessibility, Affordability)
Amartya Sen's 'Entitlements'
What new dimension did Amartya Sen add to the traditional concept of food security?
What new dimension did Amartya Sen add to the traditional concept of food security?
CONCEPT
Access through Entitlements
- Concept: Amartya Sen emphasized the critical dimension of 'Access' to food through what he termed 'entitlements'.
- Definition: Entitlements represent a combination of what a person can produce, exchange in the market, along with state or socially provided supplies. This shifted the macroeconomic focus from mere grain availability to actual household accessibility.
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Definition: Subsidy
How is a 'Subsidy' defined in the context of government economic interventions?
How is a 'Subsidy' defined in the context of government economic interventions?
DEFINITION
Financial Support
- Definition: A subsidy is a payment that a government makes to a producer to supplement the market price of a commodity.
- Goal: The primary economic goal is to keep consumer prices low (ensuring affordability for the poor) while simultaneously maintaining a higher, sustainable income for domestic producers.
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- 4Chronic vs. Seasonal Hunger
- 5From Calamity to Starvation
- 6Famine of Bengal (1943)
- 7Socially Vulnerable Groups
- 8Malnutrition among Women and Children
- 9Case Study: Seasonal Hunger
- 10The 'Wheat Revolution' Stamp
- 11Regional Disparities in Foodgrain Growth
- 12Total Foodgrain Production (2020-21)
- 13Components of India's Food Security System
- 14Definition: Buffer Stock
- 15Minimum Support Price (MSP) & CACP
- 16Definition: Issue Price
- 17Fair Price Shops (Ration Shops)
- 18Types of Ration Cards
- 19Case Study: Urban PDS Benefits
- 20History of Rationing in India
- 21Food Intervention Programmes (Mid-1970s)
- 22Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS)
- 23Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)
- 24Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
- 25Annapurna Scheme (APS)
- 26National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013
- 27Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)
- 28The Paradox of Excess Stocks
- 29Environmental Impact of High MSP
- 30Systemic Flaws and Malpractices in PDS
- 31Shanta Kumar Committee (2015)
- 32Rising Reliance on PDS in Rural India
- 33Role of Cooperatives: Tamil Nadu
- 34Academy of Development Science (ADS)
- 35Successful Cooperatives: Amul and Mother Dairy
- 36Nutritional Security vs. Food Security
- 37Main Reason for PDS Ineffectiveness
- 38Economic Cost of Food Grains to FCI
- 39Food Subsidy Burden on the Exchequer
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