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    ‘Ans. Food security j Foo rity is ensured in India only * enough food is availabk persons; le for all the + all persons ha food of acceptabl the capacity to buy : le quality; and there is no barrier on access to food Q9Which are the people more prone to food insecurity? : () The SCs, STS and some sections of the OBCs who have either poor land base or very low land productivi ducti prone to food insecurity. Tiel (i) The people affected by natural disasters, who have to migrate to other areas in search of work, are also among the most food insecure people. (i) Pregnant and nursing mothers and children below the age of 5 years constitute an important segment of the food insecure population. Q3. Which states are more food insecure in India? Ans. States which are more food insecure in India are Uttar Pradesh (eastern and south-eastern parts), Bihar, Sharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. 7 Q4, Do you believe that Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in foodgrains? How? Ans.() Tne C Green Revolution has played a significant role in making India roa sufficient in foodgrains. The reve 7 on in the late 1960s introduce’ i Itivation of wheat Indian farmer to cu 5 oon year + The 2002, the rep Um butter Because 243 million tg neh for Production, 8°04 agricuity . ral K QUEST! ION (i) The tye SOLVED and rice using high-yieldin (HYVs) of seeds ee In the » the same woul larger quantitice nm, Produce far ties of foodgrai was possible earlier, "n> than (i) Improved ir ‘ chemical fertilisers, pesticides cat also contributed a lot in increasing agricultural production. ae QS. A seCtion of people in India are still ithout food. Explain. A section of people in India are still without food because of their very low income and, in turn, inability to buy food even for survival. {i In rural areas, people have no regular work and, therefore, they suller a lot during the months of unemployment. (ii) In-urban areas, because of the casual labour, e.g., there is less work for casual construction labour during the rainy season. These people hardly manage for their food. Q6. What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster or a ) When there is a disaster or calamity, total production of foodgrains decreases. It creates a shortage of food in the affected areas: / ¢ of food, the prices 8 (i) Du he high ies, some DERPC cannot afford to buy food (ii) Ifthe disaster oF calamity happens in is stretched jdespread area or is S avery widespr’ period, it may cause Foon SeouRITY NINO fl 3aT at has ment done to provide foo poor? Discuss any two $° py the government. 7 The government Bas jaunched several schemes in order tO provide food Scharity to the poor, TW y are mentioned below: on November 14, 2004 in 150 most ‘etricts of the country of intensifying of supplementary programme in need oF desire to do It is implemente centrally sponsoret foodgrains are provi Yojana (AAY): This ned in December scheme, one crore of the poorest among the BPL families, covered under the targeted Public Distribution System, were identified. Poor families were identified by the artments through a Below Line (BPL) survey. Twenty five J of foodgrains were made to each eligible family at AVailaby @ higpt to idised + rate of€2 Per kg fort sage 3 per ke for tice. Te Whey has been enhanced from 25 tantly ten effect from April 2002. The Pel egg has been further expanded twice has onal 5O lakh BPL families in "7 9003 and in August 2004. gers, increase, ith thi 2 crore families have pe® a js buffer stock creat Sor od by the Suffer stock is the stock of| ly wheat and ce lei, by the government through fies Corporation of India (FCI). The Sod erehases Wheat and rice from For Farmers in states where ther the surplus production. The pure foodgrains are stored in tinea Thus, buffer stock is created bj the government to distribute these feodgrains in the deficit areas iad ‘ooops the poorer strata ofthe society at a price lower than the market price, Buffer stock also helps resolve the problem of shortage of food during Piverse weather conditions. Write notes on: (a) Minimum support price stock (0) Issue price (a namel (i) (iid Qio. od Corporation o! s wheat and rice from the purchase! in states where there 18 farmers i surplus production. The fant are paid a pre-announced price is called for their crops. This price Minimum Support Price (msP). The MSP is declared by the government every year before the sowing seaso? to provide incentives to the farmers for raising the production crops. respective state rural development 348 i Social Science—IX yaaa ween seasonal hunger. and chronic al hunger is related to cycles ing and harvesting. This in rural areas because agricultural eg. there is less spasual construction labour wor the ral n. This type of jnunger exists : nable ! to get work for the entire year. ger is a consequence (i Chronic hun; ¢ of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their very low income and, in turn, inability to ‘buy food even for survival. gs. What has provide foot Discuss any by the government. ‘ans, The government has launched several schemes in order to provide food security to the poor. Two of these mes are mentioned below: {ional Food for Work Programme (NFWP}: This 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 foodgrains are provided to states free of cost. (i) Anpfodaya Anna Yojana (AAY): This eme was launched in December 000. Under the scheme, one crore of the poorest among the BPL families, covered under the targeted Public Distribution System, were identified. Poor families were identified by the our government done to d security to the poor? two schemes launched respective state rural development 348 w Soci Science—IX ee departments through a Be, Line (BPL) survey. Twenty fi of foodgrains were made. to each eligible familys; ‘Alay subsidised + rate of ® 2 per 2 bight and ® 3 per kg for rice, The vi as been enhanced from 95,12 with effect from April 2002 Tey 35 WY has been further expanded 4 cbt additional 50 lakh BPL fame.“ by 2003 and in August 2004.95 un, increase, 2 crore families jit this ‘der the AAY, "bem 9. is buffer stock created overnment? bY the

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