Fear of food grain crisis due to open procurement; increasing MSP coverage the solution, say experts

Buffer stock of wheat and rice in Food Corporation of India godowns double the normal 

Millets in PDS a game changer for combating malnutrition, climate change

Subsidised cereals distributed under PDS have increased the consumption of excessive starch instead of pulses, legumes, vegetables, nuts and milk,…

Government push to coarse cereals as climate change affects wheat, paddy cultivation

Procurement target for coarse cereals doubled from Kharif crop market; more coarse grains likely in rations 

COVID-19 stimulus: How will states identify unregistered migrant workers?

The Union government set aside Rs 3,500 cr for migrant workers not registered under NFSA 

Lateral Thoughts: A recipe best avoided

Dependence on food import is not the solution for preventing biodiversity loss or decreasing greenhouse gas emissions

Dying for ration: Tribal beneficiaries of Jharkhand PDS don’t have salt, surviving on plain boiled rice

Ration cards for many cancelled; Landless villagers migrate to city for work

Enabling local government systems to combat COVID-19 in India

Front line workers from all the departments play an integral role in containing the pandemic

Union budget 2020-21 - explained in 15 charts

Nirmala Sitharaman's budget has little to offer rural India. Allocation to several schemes were slashed below 2019-20 revised estimates&…

Use technology to make PDS transparent, efficient: Wadhwa committee

Supreme Court-appointed panel recommends phasing out private dealers from supply chain and doing away with above poverty line list

The PDS learning curve

Tike tike in Orissa

Parliament committee proposes no increase in foodgrain entitlement in Food Security Bill

States given the responsibility of expanding food security net to cover more households

Public Deprived System

The country’s 76 million poor have been denied the right to claim subsidised foodgrain under public distribution system

Dying for ration: Biometric glitches in Rajasthan villages keep the poor hungry

Valid ration card holders turned away from PDS shops as fingerprints don't match in records

How Indian states are promoting organic, natural farming

States such as Odisha and Karnataka have started initiatives such as procurement of organic produce and linkages with PDS, ICDS and other schemes&…

Model in a fix

Chhattisgarh's much appreciated public distribution scheme is falling apart due to corruption and mismanagement

Dying for ration: No health aid for those without PDS cards

Ground report from Jharkhand villages shows many pending applications; Rejected applicants told quota for beneficiaries full

Dying for ration: Denied full benefits, 62-year-old widow eats a meal a day to survive

Around 80 households out of 250 denied PDS welfare in Baramsar

Maharashtra women missed meals during COVID-19 lockdown, finds survey

10% of the 946 women surveyed skipped one meal a day; 7% skipped two meals a day  

Left demands right to food for every Indian

Begins five-day sit in protest at Jantar Mantar

A plate half full

The National Food Security Bill may not do much but what it does is essential

PM should head food security bill: M S Swaminathan

Giving right to food is not enough to deliver food, say speakers at a conference on food security

Global Hunger Index: Why is India trailing?

India ranked 94 in global hunger index 2020 among 107 countries 

Prime Minister’s Logic

Centre’s decision on schemes reflects its conservative approach to economic revival

It will also impact the vulnerable who are already bearing the brunt of COVID-19 and the countrywide lockdown, they said

Food security bill forgoes nutrition security

The bill will ensure food for millions of hungry Indians. But has the government identified them?