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Is universal PDS a good idea? [1]

THIRUVOIPATI NANDAKUMAR
How is better delivery expected by allocating more foodgrains, when the system is not equipped to handle even the current level of allocation?

The debate about the proposed national food security act seems to be centred on the magnitude of the allocation of food grains. But the issue is far beyond only foodgrains.

Publication Date: 
28/01/2011
Financial Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Food Supply [3], Food Policy [4], India [5], Food Security [6], Ministry Of Agriculture [7]

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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture