Social Inclusiveness of National Food Security Bill: Issues and Concerns

The National Food Security Bill (NFSB) came at a point when nutrition based deprivation of not only poor, but also majority of the marginalised communities, especially the SCs is at peril. The main thrust of the bill is built on the existing ICDS, MDM and PDS programmes, however, the existing macro...

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Published in:Productivity (New Delhi) 2019-11, Vol.60 (3), p.292-302
Main Authors: DIWAKAR G., DILIP, TAGADE, NITIN, SHARMA, SANDEEP
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Food security
Food supply
GDP
Grain
Gross Domestic Product
Health surveys
Households
Nutrition
Politics
Population
Poverty
Public health
Rural areas
Social exclusion
Subsidies
Urban areas
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Summary:The National Food Security Bill (NFSB) came at a point when nutrition based deprivation of not only poor, but also majority of the marginalised communities, especially the SCs is at peril. The main thrust of the bill is built on the existing ICDS, MDM and PDS programmes, however, the existing macro level data and literature clearly shows that nutrition level of children has not improved much in the last two decades. Especially, under nutrition is high among certain social groups such as SCs and STs. But there is no specific mention in the NFSB on addressing the concerns of the marginalised communities. This paper examines the existing utilisation gaps among SC and ST, using the available NFHS and NSSO data. This paper also studies the caste based discrimination in utilising the ICDS, MDM and PDS programmes and proposes measure to bring in social inclusiveness in the NFSB.
ISSN:0032-9924
0976-3902
DOI:10.32381/PROD.2019.60.03.7