Which states are more food insecure in india

Purpose of Review India is home to an estimated 200 million malnourished people, suggesting widespread food insecurity. However, variations in the methods used for determining food insecurity status mean there is uncertainty in the data and severity of food insecurity across the country. This systematic review investigated the peer-reviewed literature examining food insecurity in India to identify both the breadth of research being conducted as well as the instruments used and the populations under study. Recent Findings Nine databases were searched in March 2020. After excluding articles that did not meet the inclusion criteria, 53 articles were reviewed. The most common tool for measuring food insecurity was the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), followed by the Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM), and the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Reported food insecurity ranged from 8.7 to 99% depending on the measurement tool and population under investigation. This study found variations in methods for the assessment of food insecurity in India and the reliance on cross-sectional studies. Summary Based on the findings of this review and the size and diversity of the Indian population, there is an opportunity for the development and implementation of an Indian-specific food security measure to allow researchers to collect better data on food insecurity. Considering India’s widespread malnutrition and high prevalence of food insecurity, the develop...

Authors: Debashis Chakraborty, IIFT and Ripudaman Bhardwaj, RIS The COVID-19 pandemic caused not only a health crisis but an even deeper economic crisis in India. This led to To mitigate the economic impacts of the pandemic, in March 2020, the government initiated the emergency scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) — a India has a long history of The PMGKAY can be seen as an extension of the 2013 National Food Security Act (NFSA) which The PMGKAY has Despite the Economic Survey 2020–21, the PMGKAY –21. India’s 2021–2022 Union Budget announced an The government has decided to Both farmers and poor households, beneficiaries of the scheme from procurement and disbursement perspectives, support continuing the PMGKAY. The immense responsibility of implementing PMGKAY for 800 million beneficiaries also enhanced procurement and distribution agencies’ In contrast, the potential argument in favour of discontinuing the scheme after 2023 lies primarily on fiscal stress. India’s Given the slow recovery, it will be difficult for the government to go back to the pre-COVID 3.4 per cent fiscal deficit in 2019 any time soon. Still, India’s fiscal stress scenario is A more pertinent concern is that the procurement of food grains necessary for continuing the schemes involves administrative costs and may increase market prices and The government’s inclination toward subsidy reduction and Amid high growth and low unemployment, the market can take care of food security concern...

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra are the few states which are more food insecure in India. A large section of people suffer from food and nutrition insecurity in India, the worst affected groups are landless people with little or no land to depend upon, traditional artisans, providers of traditional services, petty self-employed workers and destitute including beggars. The above mentioned states have the largest number of people from these economic and vocational categories and thus are the most food insecure.

The economically-backward states with high incidence of poverty are more food insecure in India. The states of Uttar Pradesh (eastern and south-eastern parts), Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for the largest number of food insecure people in the country.

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