Food Policy

Deadline extended for National Food Security Act roll out

The Centre on Thursday extended by three months the deadline by which States should roll out the National Food Security Act that provides for distribution of concessional foodgrains to 75 per cent

Publication Date: 
27/06/2014
Gargi Parsai
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Food Security, Public Distribution System (PDS), Subsidies, Food Policy, Ministry Of Food & Civil Supplies
Food Policy

National Food Security Scheme to be implemented in State on July 1

The Department of Food and Civil Supply is all set to implement the National Food Security Scheme (NFSS) from July 1.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2014
Pioneer (Dehradun)
Tags:
Food Supply, Dehradun (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Subsidies, Public Distribution System (PDS)
Food Policy

Rs 8.71cr in Bihar to benefit from Food Security Act, claims Paswan

PATNA: The central government is committed to ensuring food to everyone by fully implementing the National Food Security Act (NFSA) across the country by July 14, said Union minister of food and co

Publication Date: 
16/06/2014
Faizan Ahmad
Times Of India (Patna)
Tags:
Bihar, Food Security, Public Distribution System (PDS), Farmers, Wheat, Rice, Ministry Of Food & Civil Supplies, Food Policy
Food Policy

Food security regime faces hurdles in Assam

The National Food Security Act was supposed to be implemented in Assam from June 1 but this could not be achieved due to certain technical hurdles.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2014
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Food Security, Public Distribution System (PDS), Subsidies, Wheat, Rice, Food Policy
Economy

Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2013-14

Economic Survey of Maharashtra is prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Planning Department every year for presentation in the Budget Session of the State Legislature. The present publication for the year 2013-14

Publication Date: 
01/06/2014
Government of Maharashtra
Tags:
Economy, Maharashtra, Public Distribution System (PDS), Agriculture, Industry, Infrastructure Development, Health, Education, Poverty, Housing, Water Supply, Sanitation
Food Policy

UN body to launch zero hunger project in Odisha

Project soon for each to have access to sufficient food

Odisha will soon launch a zero hunger challenge project in collaboration with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP).

Publication Date: 
28/05/2014
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), World Food Programme (WFP), Starvation, Children, Public Distribution System (PDS), Food Policy
Food Policy

UN agency to help plug PDS leaks

World Food Programme Begins Study On E-Governance Of Ration Shops

Publication Date: 
23/05/2014
Viju B
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Public Distribution System (PDS), Planning Commission, Nutrition, Food Security, Food Policy
Health

Hungry for votes, but no neta to fix malnutrition problem

In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India’s children were malnourished and that was a national shame.

Publication Date: 
14/04/2014
Rema Nagarajan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Children, Malnutrition, Political Parties, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Public Distribution System (PDS), Mid-Day Meal Programme, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Orissa, Bihar, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)
Food Policy

Revival of rural PDS: expansion and outreach

Using the recent rounds of NSS data, this paper evaluates the performance and outreach of India’s public distribution system (PDS) in the rural areas. The results suggest a significant improvement in the performance of PDS in terms of its outreach and offtake.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2014
Andaleeb Rahman
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Tags:
Public Distribution System (PDS), India, Food Security, Consumption Patterns, Statistics, Food Policy, Rural Poverty
Food Policy

Scoping study: review on food and nutrition security - India’s domestic story and scope to build global partnerships

This paper outlines India’s achievements in the area of food and nutrition security, and explores what lessons India has to offer to other South countries, and the institutions through which such knowledge sharing may be accomplished.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2014
N C Saxena, Sheila Vir, Harsh Mander
IPE Global
Tags:
Food Security, Nutrition, India, Public Distribution System (PDS), Subsidies, Agriculture, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

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