(a) Minimum Support Price: The FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in states where there is surplus production. The farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops. This price is called Minimum Support Price. The MSP is declared by the government every year before the sowing seasonRead more
(a) Minimum Support Price: The FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in
states where there is surplus production. The farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops. This price is called Minimum Support Price. The MSP is declared by the government every year before the sowing season to provide incentives to the farmers for raising the
production of these crops. The purchased food grains are stored in granaries.
(b) Buffer Stock: Buffer stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice
procured by the government through food corporation of India (FCI).
(c) Issue Price : The buffer stock is created to distribute food grains in the deficit areas and among the poorer strata of society at a price lower than the market price also known as the Issue Price.
(d) Fair Price Shops : Ration shops. also known as Fair Price Shops, keep stock of
Food grains, sugar and kerosene oil for cooking. These items are sold to people at a price lower than the market price. Any family with a ration card can buy a stipulated amount of these items every month from the nearby ration shop.
This is done to distribute food grains in the deficit areas and among the poorer strata of society at a price lower than the market price also known as Issue price. This also helps resolve the problem of shortage of food during adverse weather conditions or during the periods of calamity.
This is done to distribute food grains in the deficit areas and among the poorer strata of society at a price lower than the market price also known as Issue price. This also helps resolve the problem of shortage of food during adverse weather conditions or during the periods of calamity.
(a) The government has taken following steps to provide food security to the poor: (i) Maintain a buffer stock of food grains, namely; wheat and rice. (ii) Public Distribution System. (iii) Antyodaya Anna Yojana for “poorest of the poor". (iv) Annapurna Scheme for "indigent senior citizens". (v) TwoRead more
(a) The government has taken following steps to provide food security to the poor:
(i) Maintain a buffer stock of food grains, namely; wheat and rice.
(ii) Public Distribution System.
(iii) Antyodaya Anna Yojana for “poorest of the poor”.
(iv) Annapurna Scheme for “indigent senior citizens”.
(v) Two schemes are discussed as given below:
(i) Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) : AAY was launched in December 2000. Under the
scheme, one crore of the poorest among the BPL families covered undự the targeted Public Distribution System were identified. Poor families were identified by the respective state rural development departments through a Below Poverty Line (BPL) survey. Twenty-five kilograms of food grains were made available to each eligible family at a highly subsidised rate of ₹2 per kg for wheat and ₹3 per kg for rice. This quantity has been enhanced from 25 to 35 kgs with effect from April 2002. The scheme has been further expanded twice by additional 50 lakh BPL families in June 2003 and in August 2004. With this increase, 2 crore families have been covered
under the AAY.
(ii) National Food for Work Programme : National Food for Work Programme was
launched on November 14, 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country with the objective of intensifying the generation of supplementary wage employment. The programme is open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work. It is implemented as a 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme and the food grains are provided to States free of cost. The Collector is the nodal officer at the district level and has the overall
responsibility of planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and supervision. For 2004- 05, 2,020 crore had been allocated for the programme in addition to 20 lakh tonnes of Food grains.
(l) Due to a natural calamity, say drought, total production of food grains decreases. (ii) it creates a shortage of food in the affected areas. (iii) Due to shortage of food, the prices go up. (iv) At the high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food. (v) If such calamity happens in a very widRead more
(l) Due to a natural calamity, say drought, total production of food grains decreases.
(ii) it creates a shortage of food in the affected areas.
(iii) Due to shortage of food, the prices go up.
(iv) At the high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food.
(v) If such calamity happens in a very wide spread area or is stretched over a longer time period, it may cause a situation of starvation which may take a turn of famine.
It is true that a section of people in India are still without food due to causes as Mentioned below: (i) Instances of hunger are prevalent despite over flowing granaries with some rotting away and some being eaten by rats. (ii) The Public Distribution system has proved to be ineffective. (iii) TheRead more
It is true that a section of people in India are still without food due to causes as Mentioned below:
(i) Instances of hunger are prevalent despite over flowing granaries with some rotting away and some being eaten by rats.
(ii) The Public Distribution system has proved to be ineffective.
(iii) The average consumption of PDS grain at the all-India level is only 1 kg per person per month. The average consumption figure is as low as less than 300 grams per person per month in the states of Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh.
(iv) People prone to food insecurity do not get food grains in time due to corruption.
(v) The Places like Kalahandi and Kashipur in Orissa, famine like conditions have been existing for many years and where some starvation deaths have also been reported. Starvation deaths are also reported in Baran district of Rajasthan, Palamau district of Jharkhand and many other remote areas during the recent years.
Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green Revolution in agriculture by releasing special stamp entitled 'Wheat Revolution, in July 1968. The success of wheat was later repliRead more
Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green Revolution in agriculture by releasing special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution, in July 1968. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice. The Green Revolution made India self-sufficient in the following ways :
(i) Food production in Punjab and Haryana increased from 7.23 million tonnes in 194-65
to an all-time high of 30.33 million tonnes in 1995-96.
(ii) A variety of crops were grown all over the country.
(iii) The availability of food grains, even in adverse weather conditions or otherwise has been further ensured by food security system. There was no need to import food grains from other countries because India had sufficient buffer stock to meet any situation.
The states of Uttar Pradesh (eastern and southern-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand. Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are more food insecure in India.
The states of Uttar Pradesh (eastern and southern-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand. Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are more food insecure in India.
The people more prone to food insecurity are as follows: Rural Areas : (l) Landless people with little or no land to depend upon. (ii) Traditional artisans. (iii) Providers of traditional services. (iv) Petty self-employed workers. (v) Destitutes including beggars. Urban Areas : People employed in iRead more
The people more prone to food insecurity are as follows:
Rural Areas : (l) Landless people with little or no land to depend upon.
(ii) Traditional artisans.
(iii) Providers of traditional services.
(iv) Petty self-employed workers.
(v) Destitutes including beggars.
Urban Areas : People employed in ill-paid occupations and casual labour market. These workers are largely engaged in seasonal activities and are paid very low wages that just ensure
bare survival.
(i) India has become self-sufficient in food grains during the last thirty years because of a variety of crops grown all over the country. (ii) The availability of food grains (even in adverse weather conditions or otherwise) at the country level has further been ensured with a carefully designed foRead more
(i) India has become self-sufficient in food grains during the last thirty years because of a variety of crops grown all over the country.
(ii) The availability of food grains (even in adverse weather conditions or otherwise) at the
country level has further been ensured with a carefully designed food security system by the Government. This system has two components: (a) Buffer Stock and (b) Public Distribution System.
(i) There is no official religion in India. our Constitution does not give a special status as has been done in Sri Lanka (Buddhism), Pakistan (Islam) and England (Christianity). (ii) The constitution provides to all individual and communities freedom to profess, preach and practice their own religiRead more
(i) There is no official religion in India. our Constitution does not give a special status as has been done in Sri Lanka (Buddhism), Pakistan (Islam) and England (Christianity).
(ii) The constitution provides to all individual and communities freedom to profess, preach and practice their own religion. It grants the right to establish and maintain their educational institutions.
(iii) The Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion.
(iv) The Constitution allows the state to intervene in the matters of religion in order to ensure equality within religious communities. For example, it bans untouchability. The state could also help religious communities by giving aid to educational institutions run by them. Thus, in India secularism is not just an ideology of some parties or persons. This idea constitutes one of the foundations of our country.
Write notes on: (a) Minimum support price (b) Buffer stock (c) Issue price (d) Fair price shops.
(a) Minimum Support Price: The FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in states where there is surplus production. The farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops. This price is called Minimum Support Price. The MSP is declared by the government every year before the sowing seasonRead more
(a) Minimum Support Price: The FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in
See lessstates where there is surplus production. The farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops. This price is called Minimum Support Price. The MSP is declared by the government every year before the sowing season to provide incentives to the farmers for raising the
production of these crops. The purchased food grains are stored in granaries.
(b) Buffer Stock: Buffer stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice
procured by the government through food corporation of India (FCI).
(c) Issue Price : The buffer stock is created to distribute food grains in the deficit areas and among the poorer strata of society at a price lower than the market price also known as the Issue Price.
(d) Fair Price Shops : Ration shops. also known as Fair Price Shops, keep stock of
Food grains, sugar and kerosene oil for cooking. These items are sold to people at a price lower than the market price. Any family with a ration card can buy a stipulated amount of these items every month from the nearby ration shop.
Why is buffer stock created by the government?
This is done to distribute food grains in the deficit areas and among the poorer strata of society at a price lower than the market price also known as Issue price. This also helps resolve the problem of shortage of food during adverse weather conditions or during the periods of calamity.
This is done to distribute food grains in the deficit areas and among the poorer strata of society at a price lower than the market price also known as Issue price. This also helps resolve the problem of shortage of food during adverse weather conditions or during the periods of calamity.
See lessWhat has our government done to provide food security to the poor? Discuss any two schemes launched by the government.
(a) The government has taken following steps to provide food security to the poor: (i) Maintain a buffer stock of food grains, namely; wheat and rice. (ii) Public Distribution System. (iii) Antyodaya Anna Yojana for “poorest of the poor". (iv) Annapurna Scheme for "indigent senior citizens". (v) TwoRead more
(a) The government has taken following steps to provide food security to the poor:
See less(i) Maintain a buffer stock of food grains, namely; wheat and rice.
(ii) Public Distribution System.
(iii) Antyodaya Anna Yojana for “poorest of the poor”.
(iv) Annapurna Scheme for “indigent senior citizens”.
(v) Two schemes are discussed as given below:
(i) Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) : AAY was launched in December 2000. Under the
scheme, one crore of the poorest among the BPL families covered undự the targeted Public Distribution System were identified. Poor families were identified by the respective state rural development departments through a Below Poverty Line (BPL) survey. Twenty-five kilograms of food grains were made available to each eligible family at a highly subsidised rate of ₹2 per kg for wheat and ₹3 per kg for rice. This quantity has been enhanced from 25 to 35 kgs with effect from April 2002. The scheme has been further expanded twice by additional 50 lakh BPL families in June 2003 and in August 2004. With this increase, 2 crore families have been covered
under the AAY.
(ii) National Food for Work Programme : National Food for Work Programme was
launched on November 14, 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country with the objective of intensifying the generation of supplementary wage employment. The programme is open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work. It is implemented as a 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme and the food grains are provided to States free of cost. The Collector is the nodal officer at the district level and has the overall
responsibility of planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and supervision. For 2004- 05, 2,020 crore had been allocated for the programme in addition to 20 lakh tonnes of Food grains.
What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster or a calamity?
(l) Due to a natural calamity, say drought, total production of food grains decreases. (ii) it creates a shortage of food in the affected areas. (iii) Due to shortage of food, the prices go up. (iv) At the high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food. (v) If such calamity happens in a very widRead more
(l) Due to a natural calamity, say drought, total production of food grains decreases.
See less(ii) it creates a shortage of food in the affected areas.
(iii) Due to shortage of food, the prices go up.
(iv) At the high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food.
(v) If such calamity happens in a very wide spread area or is stretched over a longer time period, it may cause a situation of starvation which may take a turn of famine.
A section of people in India are still without food. Explain.
It is true that a section of people in India are still without food due to causes as Mentioned below: (i) Instances of hunger are prevalent despite over flowing granaries with some rotting away and some being eaten by rats. (ii) The Public Distribution system has proved to be ineffective. (iii) TheRead more
It is true that a section of people in India are still without food due to causes as Mentioned below:
See less(i) Instances of hunger are prevalent despite over flowing granaries with some rotting away and some being eaten by rats.
(ii) The Public Distribution system has proved to be ineffective.
(iii) The average consumption of PDS grain at the all-India level is only 1 kg per person per month. The average consumption figure is as low as less than 300 grams per person per month in the states of Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh.
(iv) People prone to food insecurity do not get food grains in time due to corruption.
(v) The Places like Kalahandi and Kashipur in Orissa, famine like conditions have been existing for many years and where some starvation deaths have also been reported. Starvation deaths are also reported in Baran district of Rajasthan, Palamau district of Jharkhand and many other remote areas during the recent years.
Do you believe that Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains? How?
Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green Revolution in agriculture by releasing special stamp entitled 'Wheat Revolution, in July 1968. The success of wheat was later repliRead more
Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green Revolution in agriculture by releasing special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution, in July 1968. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice. The Green Revolution made India self-sufficient in the following ways :
See less(i) Food production in Punjab and Haryana increased from 7.23 million tonnes in 194-65
to an all-time high of 30.33 million tonnes in 1995-96.
(ii) A variety of crops were grown all over the country.
(iii) The availability of food grains, even in adverse weather conditions or otherwise has been further ensured by food security system. There was no need to import food grains from other countries because India had sufficient buffer stock to meet any situation.
Which states are more food insecure in India?
The states of Uttar Pradesh (eastern and southern-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand. Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are more food insecure in India.
The states of Uttar Pradesh (eastern and southern-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand. Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are more food insecure in India.
See lessWhich are the people more prone to food insecurity?
The people more prone to food insecurity are as follows: Rural Areas : (l) Landless people with little or no land to depend upon. (ii) Traditional artisans. (iii) Providers of traditional services. (iv) Petty self-employed workers. (v) Destitutes including beggars. Urban Areas : People employed in iRead more
The people more prone to food insecurity are as follows:
See lessRural Areas : (l) Landless people with little or no land to depend upon.
(ii) Traditional artisans.
(iii) Providers of traditional services.
(iv) Petty self-employed workers.
(v) Destitutes including beggars.
Urban Areas : People employed in ill-paid occupations and casual labour market. These workers are largely engaged in seasonal activities and are paid very low wages that just ensure
bare survival.
How food security has been ensured in India?
(i) India has become self-sufficient in food grains during the last thirty years because of a variety of crops grown all over the country. (ii) The availability of food grains (even in adverse weather conditions or otherwise) at the country level has further been ensured with a carefully designed foRead more
(i) India has become self-sufficient in food grains during the last thirty years because of a variety of crops grown all over the country.
See less(ii) The availability of food grains (even in adverse weather conditions or otherwise) at the
country level has further been ensured with a carefully designed food security system by the Government. This system has two components: (a) Buffer Stock and (b) Public Distribution System.
Mention any three constitutional provisions that make India a secular state.
(i) There is no official religion in India. our Constitution does not give a special status as has been done in Sri Lanka (Buddhism), Pakistan (Islam) and England (Christianity). (ii) The constitution provides to all individual and communities freedom to profess, preach and practice their own religiRead more
(i) There is no official religion in India. our Constitution does not give a special status as has been done in Sri Lanka (Buddhism), Pakistan (Islam) and England (Christianity).
See less(ii) The constitution provides to all individual and communities freedom to profess, preach and practice their own religion. It grants the right to establish and maintain their educational institutions.
(iii) The Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion.
(iv) The Constitution allows the state to intervene in the matters of religion in order to ensure equality within religious communities. For example, it bans untouchability. The state could also help religious communities by giving aid to educational institutions run by them. Thus, in India secularism is not just an ideology of some parties or persons. This idea constitutes one of the foundations of our country.