(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.
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.