ROLE OF FOOD SAFETY NETS IN ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN KERALA
Keywords:
Safety Nets, Food Security, Public Distribution System, National Food Security Act, Integrated Child Development Service, Mid-Day Meal SchemeAbstract
Food safety nets are a subset of social safety nets to guarantee a minimum level of food intake and to shield households against shocks of food insecurity. They differ from other safety net programs in that they are tied to the provision of food, either directly or through cash-like instruments (food stamps, coupons) that may be used to purchase food. After the implementation of economic planning, several steps have been taken by the Central and State Governments to strengthen the food and nutrition safety nets for the economically and socially underprivileged, like, Public Distribution system, Integrated Child Development Service and Mid-Day Meal Scheme. Food Security Act 2013 envisaged a life cycle approach to food and Nutrition security by including a cluster of social safety net entitlement by ensuring access to adequate quantity of food at affordable price. The present study deals with the status of various food safety net programmes implemented in Kerala to mitigate the problems of food security.
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