Underlying objective of food security programme in India is to ensure the availability of foodgrains to the common people at an affordable price. The PDS system in India is based on the wheat and rice model, which in many areas were never the staple grains for household consumption. It was millets and pulses which were core to dryland farming and consumption in the country.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/reorientation-investment-rd-millets-food-security-case-sorghum-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/b-dayakar-rao
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ch-sashidhar-reddy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-seetharama
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/agricultural-situation-india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sorghum
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/millets
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-feed
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
