Food is one of the basic fundamental
need of human being, in prosperity
periods or in recessionary period,
where its main problem lies in the
self life.
As per Dr. Kirit Parikh, Chairman of
the Working Group on Public
Distribution System and Food
Security, a great deal of the work
had already been done and lot of
work is in progress. It is contended
that the interventions by the
Government were justified in the
time of food shortages and scarcity,
when marketing infrastructure and
institutions were not sufficiently
developed and competitive to
protect interest of producers and
consumers. This study looks at
various dimensions of India’s
foodgrain sector and suggests
changes in Government policy on
food management that is relevant
in the present context.

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