A section of people in india are still without food explain

5. A section of people in India are still without food. Explain? 6. What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster 7. Differentiate between seasonal hunger and chronic hunger? 3. What has our government done to provide food security to th any two schemes launched by the government? Why buffer stock is created by the government? Write notes on: 5. A section of people in India are still without food. Explain? 6. What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster 7. Differentiate between seasonal hunger and chronic hunger? 3. What has our government done to provide food security to th any two schemes launched by the government? Why buffer stock is created by the government? Write notes on: Updated On Jan 2, 2023 Topic All topics Subject Mental ability Class Class 9 Answer Type Video solution: 2 Upvotes 192 Avg. Video Duration 1 min

A section of people in India is still without food and the main cause of this is that many poor families don’t have enough money to buy required food items for self and their families. Food items are generally available in the market but as the incomes of the poor are very less, thus they are not able to buy those grains at the market rates. Many a times, the families have insufficient resources to even buy necessary food items and thus the idea of buying nutritious food is a heresy.

Answer : Food security of a nation is ensured if all of its citizens have enough nutritious food available, all persons have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality and there is no barrier on access to food. Question : 2 Which are the people more prone to food insecurity? Answer : Although a large section of people suffer from food and nutrition insecurity in India, the worst affected groups are landless or land-poor households in rural areas and people employed in ill paid occupations and casual labourers engaged in seasonal activities in the urban areas. Question : 3 Which states are more food insecure in India? Answer : The states of Uttar Pradesh (eastern and south-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharasthra account for the largest number of food insecure people in the country. Question : 4 Do you believe that green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains? How? Answer : After independence, India adopted a new strategy in agriculture, which resulted in the ‘Green Revolution’ especially in the production of wheat and rice. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green revolution in agriculture by releasing a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice. The increase in food grains was, however, disproportionate. The highest rate of growth was achieved in Punjab and H...

NCERT Solutions For Class 9 Economics Social Science Chapter 4: Food Security in India NCERT Book Solutions for Class 9 Economics Chapter 4 NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Economics Chapter 4 – Food Security in India are provided here for students to practise and prepare for their exams. BYJU’S brings you , designed by our subject experts to facilitate a smooth and precise understanding of concepts. These solutions can be downloaded in the form of a PDF, and students can use it as a reference tool to quickly review all the topics. These solutions aim at equipping the students with detailed and step-wise explanations for all the answers to the questions given in the exercises of this chapter. Previous Next NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Studies (Economics) Chapter 4 – Food Security in India The solutions for Chapter 4 of Economics are given below. Students should also check Exercises Page No 53 1. How is food security ensured in India? Answer: To ensure the availability of food to all sections of society, the Indian government carefully designed a food security system, which is composed of two components: (a) buffer stock and (b) public distribution system. Food security is ensured in India in the following ways: • Availability of Food – food produced in the country and the previous years’ stocks saved by the Government • Accessibility of Food – food reaches every citizen of the country • Affordability of Food – every individual should have the money to affor...

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(i)Despite achieving self sufficiency in foodgrains as a result of the Green Revolution, a section of people in India are still without food because of poverty. Thus, landless the labourers, casual urban workers, SCs and STs who are below the poverty line find it impossible to get two square meals a day. (ii)The PDS is not functioning properly because the ration shop owners are diverting the grains to the open market. (iii)Low quality grains are available at ration shops which often remain unsold. (iv)Corruption in the PDS and extreme poverty are the two basic reasons that even today some people are still without food in India. Categories • • (31.9k) • (8.8k) • (764k) • (248k) • (2.9k) • (5.2k) • (664) • (121k) • (26.8k) • (26.9k) • (11.1k) • (18.4k) • (36) • (72.1k) • (3.8k) • (19.6k) • (1.4k) • (14.2k) • (12.5k) • (9.3k) • (7.7k) • (3.9k) • (6.7k) • (63.8k) • (26.6k) • (23.7k) • (14.6k) • (25.7k) • (530) • (84) • (766) • (49.1k) • (63.8k) • (1.8k) • (59.3k) • (24.5k)

Food insecurity is one of the major problems in India. ● Even though a large section of people suffer from food and nutrition insecurity, among them the worst affected groups are the people who own very little or no land to depend upon, people providing traditional services, traditional artisans, petty self-employed workers and destitute including beggars. ● While in urban areas, the families who suffer from food insecurities are the ones whose working members are generally employed in ill-paid occupations and casual labour market. ● These workers are mostly engaged in seasonal activities and wages paid to them are very low just to ensure bare minimum survival. ● Along with the inability to buy food, the social composition also plays a role in food insecurity. ● The backward castes are very prone to food insecurity due to land-based or very low land productivity. ● Another group of people who are affected by it are the ones who migrate to other places due to natural calamities. In some parts of the country, food insecure people are disproportionately large which includes some backward states with high poverty, tribal areas, regions prone to natural disaster and so on.

Answer : Food security of a nation is ensured if all of its citizens have enough nutritious food available, all persons have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality and there is no barrier on access to food. Question : 2 Which are the people more prone to food insecurity? Answer : Although a large section of people suffer from food and nutrition insecurity in India, the worst affected groups are landless or land-poor households in rural areas and people employed in ill paid occupations and casual labourers engaged in seasonal activities in the urban areas. Question : 3 Which states are more food insecure in India? Answer : The states of Uttar Pradesh (eastern and south-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharasthra account for the largest number of food insecure people in the country. Question : 4 Do you believe that green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains? How? Answer : After independence, India adopted a new strategy in agriculture, which resulted in the ‘Green Revolution’ especially in the production of wheat and rice. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green revolution in agriculture by releasing a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice. The increase in food grains was, however, disproportionate. The highest rate of growth was achieved in Punjab and H...

(i)Despite achieving self sufficiency in foodgrains as a result of the Green Revolution, a section of people in India are still without food because of poverty. Thus, landless the labourers, casual urban workers, SCs and STs who are below the poverty line find it impossible to get two square meals a day. (ii)The PDS is not functioning properly because the ration shop owners are diverting the grains to the open market. (iii)Low quality grains are available at ration shops which often remain unsold. (iv)Corruption in the PDS and extreme poverty are the two basic reasons that even today some people are still without food in India. Categories • • (31.9k) • (8.8k) • (764k) • (248k) • (2.9k) • (5.2k) • (664) • (121k) • (26.8k) • (26.9k) • (11.1k) • (18.4k) • (36) • (72.1k) • (3.8k) • (19.6k) • (1.4k) • (14.2k) • (12.5k) • (9.3k) • (7.7k) • (3.9k) • (6.7k) • (63.8k) • (26.6k) • (23.7k) • (14.6k) • (25.7k) • (530) • (84) • (766) • (49.1k) • (63.8k) • (1.8k) • (59.3k) • (24.5k)

• People living in regions prone to frequent natural disasters, remote and tribal areas, economically backward states are more prone to food insecurity. • Largest number of food insecure people are in the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, parts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, South eastern and eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh. • Due to the seasonal nature of agricultural activities, people in rural areas are prone to food insecurity. • In urban areas, there is less work in the construction industry in the rainy season, hence casual labourers in the construction works are prone to food insecurity. • They face seasonal hunger as they are unable to find work for the entire year. • A large number of children below 5 years of age, nursing mothers, pregnant women are prone to food insecurity. • People affected by natural disasters and who are forced to migrate to different places are prone to food insecurity. • People belonging to SC, ST, OBC, who have low land base and productivity are prone to food insecurity. • The worst affected people with food insecurity are beggars, destitutes, petty self-employed people, people providing traditional services, traditional artisans, people with no land or very little land. • In urban areas, people working in the casual labor market, those employed in ill-paid occupations etc are prone to food insecurity.