Decentralisation of food procurement could facilitate universalisation of the public distribution system under the proposed National Food Security Act. Non-green revolution crops such as millets, coarse cereals, pulses, oilseeds, etc, should also be covered in the PDS.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/decentralised-procurement-and-universalised-pds
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kaustav-banerjee
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/millets
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-revolution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation