3.2.1. Quantitative Dimension of Food Security in India

India gained self-sufficiency in the food grains in 1970s mainly because of green revolution and has sustained it since then.

Foodgrain output in 2016-17 was 275.11 million tonnes. It is forecasted to increase by 0.9% to

277.49 million tonnes in the crop year ending June 2018 after a normal monsoon and wider planting in winter. Thus, in terms of per capita food requirements, India is self-sufficient in the production of major food crops like wheat and rice.

Trends in Per Capita Net Availability of Food Grain

It has fluctuated since last five years. While in 2014, it was 489 g/day, it went down to 465.1 g/day in 2015. As per provisional data, it went up again to 518.1 g/day.