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Vol.2 , No. 2, Publication Date: Apr. 21, 2015, Page: 13-20
 requirements. The availability of food grains through the PDS is examined, followed by an investigation of the poor’s accessibility to the food grains that policy promises to make available for them. By citing various findings and comments by experts, the severity of the food insecurity is emphasized. The paper covers issues like: (1) Ration Cards (the inadequacy of the food provision programme is delved into); (2) PDS Coverage (the debate between the universalization of and the targeting of the PDS is deliberated upon); (3) Accessibility (the food coupons / stamp as an integral part of the PDS is reviewed); and (4) Systemic (the various logistical and policy shortcomings of the PDS per se are investigated).Given the current neo-liberal orientation of the country’s policies, this paper then reviews the inclusive development potential of the food security programme to empower the poor, while building collateral capacity.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/907.jpg)
| [1] | Aggie Menezes, Department of Economics, St. Xavier’s College - Autonomous, Mumbai, India. |
This paper probes into food insecurity that the poor across the country are burdened with. Food-insecure people are those individuals whose food in-take constantly falls below the minimum calorie (energy) requirements. The availability of food grains through the PDS is examined, followed by an investigation of the poor’s accessibility to the food grains that policy promises to make available for them. By citing various findings and comments by experts, the severity of the food insecurity is emphasized. The paper covers issues like: (1) Ration Cards (the inadequacy of the food provision programme is delved into); (2) PDS Coverage (the debate between the universalization of and the targeting of the PDS is deliberated upon); (3) Accessibility (the food coupons / stamp as an integral part of the PDS is reviewed); and (4) Systemic (the various logistical and policy shortcomings of the PDS per se are investigated).Given the current neo-liberal orientation of the country’s policies, this paper then reviews the inclusive development potential of the food security programme to empower the poor, while building collateral capacity.
Keywords
Public Distribution System, Hunger, Systemic Breakdown, Ration Cards
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