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PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, BUFFER STOCKS AND FOOD SECURITY

Contents 1. Public Distribution System in India 1.1. Objectives 1.2. Evolution and Functioning of PDS 1.3. Limitations of PDS In India 1.4. Targeted Public Distribution System 1.4.1. Key Features of TPDS 1.4.2. Issues related with TPDS 1.5. Recent PDS Reforms 1.6. Revamping of PDS Suggested Reforms Procurement Side Supply Side Consumer Side 1.7. Alternatives to PDS 1.8. Universal vs. Targeted Debate 1.9. Food Corporation of India (FCI)1.9.1. Recommendations of High Level Committee on Restructuring of FCI 2. Buffer Stocks 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Buffer Stock Policy of India From 2015, Government has decided to create a buffer stock of 1.5 lakh tonnes of pulses to control fluctuation in their prices. NAFED, SFAC and FCI will procure pulses for buffer stock.2.3. Critical Evaluation of Buffer Stocks in India 3. Food Security 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Qualitative and Quantitative Dimensions of Food Security 3.2.1. Quantitative Dimension of Food Security in India 3.2.2. Qualitative Dimension of Food Security in India 3.3.1. Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)3.3.2. Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme 3.4. National Food Security Act, 2013 3.4.1. Key Features of the Act 3.4.2. Critical Evaluation of NFSA 3.5. WTO and Food Security [WTO rounds related to Agriculture and Public Stockholding has been dealt in detail in the Farm Subsidies Section]Demands of India in WTO WTO 11th Ministerial Conference at Buenos Aires in December, 2017 ended in a stalemate with no permanent solution.Institutional Set up Policies and legislations Reasons for the low per capita availability ♤ Rationalising buffer stocks Several steps have also been taken to reduce post-harvest losses:Answer: ♤ Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millet Promotion (INSIMP), National Horticulture Mission (NHM) and Technology Mission on Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM)Answer:Direct Transfer Benefits Challenges Crop Insurance Scheme Benefits Challenges Way forward 5. Previous Year UPSC Questions

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