India 2025

The public distribution system and National Food Security Act 2013

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3885550
AutoresSayan Chakraborty (0000-0001-9871-5212, E Ink (South Korea), autor de correspondencia), P Sarmah, S P Sarmah (0000-0001-7759-2313)
Año2019
Volumen29
Número2
Páginas230-249
Fecha de publicación2019-02-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2018.1527290
OpenAlexW2895816429
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas21

The Government of India introduced the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 to strengthen the public distribution system (PDS) in India. Extending the PDS service network is a contentious issue, especially for India’s rural regions. This article aims to estimate the level of expansion of the PDS network, additional food grain requirement, and increased storage facilities required to serve the growing population of India up to 2025. The statistical analysis highlights the need for significant changes in the PDS to meet NFSA, and the findings can aid policy-makers to design a more robust PDS

Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Food security · Geography · National security · Political science · Public distribution system · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Law