Food security has been a major developmental objective in India since the beginning of planning. Initially, the food security system and price policy consisted of three instruments: procurement prices, or minimum support prices, buffer stocks and the public distribution system. However, in order to achieve food security, it is also important that the poor have sufficient means to purchase food. Poor people cannot afford to purchase the food they need at market prices, and therefore, the need to subsidise fo
The National Food Security Act 2013 converts into legal entitlements the existing food security programmes of the Government of India. The Mid Day Meal and the Integrated Child Development Services schemes are universal in nature for the target group, whereas the PDS will reach about two-thirds of the population ie 75% in rural areas and 50% in urban areas. The legislation marks a paradigm shift in addressing the problem of food security from the welfare approach to a rights based approach. The Act will bri
Walk-in-interview for the post of Multi Tasking Assistant on contratual basis at Tura on 04-05-2023