Food Security – Targeted Public Distribution System: Some Observations

Abstract

In India, since the planning period number of development programmes had been undertaken by the Government of India. But the development activities are not implemented properly due to many lopoles in the existing system. Even today many people are away from primary needs like food shelter and cloths and other amenities for a better living. The ministry of food and agriculture department has announced 232 million tones of food grains produced by the agriculture sector in the 2010-11 and around 40 million tons food grains are stored in the ware housing corporation for a proper distribution of food to the needy people. And at the same time, 26 percent people are still under the below poverty line it is announced by the Planning Commission of India. And the expert committee under the Chairmanship of Suresh Tendulkar has announced 39 percent people are under the BPL. In this regard the researchers expressed their views on the TPDS, National Food Policy and the role of policy makers, rulers and the civil societies. Finally the researchers are strongly felt that the policy makers, Administrators and the Civil Societies should be work at the gross root level for the food security of the BPL.