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8/9/2019 One Pager on Time to Act!

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1 Food Security Act: Time to Act!

Food Security: Time to Act!

Hunger Amidst Plenty: Will you tolerate it?

Do you know that one Indian child dies every minute of nutrition-

related causes?

Meanwhile, 60 million tonnes of grain are lying idle in FCI

godowns. If all these sacks of grain were piled on top of one

another, the pile would reach up to the moon!

National Food Security Act: Beyond Cheap Promises

The UPA-2 government has promised a National Food Security

Act that will ensure food security for all. However, the draft

prepared by an Empowered Group of Ministers is a non-starter

what it promises (25 kgs of grain per month at Rs 3/kg for BPL

households) is not very different from what is there already. What

is required is a comprehensive food security act, including:

A universal Public Distribution System (PDS), with everyfamily entitled to 35 kgs of grain at Rs 3/kg, along with

pulses and edible oil.

Community kitchens and feeding centres for people whoremain vulnerable to hunger.

Social assistance pensions for vulnerable groups, such assingle women, the elderly, and disabled persons.

Universal entitlement to all ICDS services (nutrition, healthand pre-school education) for all children under six years.

Hot, cooked, nutritious midday meals for all children inprimary and upper-primary schools.

Maternity entitlements for pregnant and lactating women.


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Did You Know?

1. One Indian child dies of hunger-related causes every minute.2. More than 60 million tonnes of grain are lying idle in FCI godowns more

than one quintal per family below the poverty line.

3. About 28% of this grain is lying in the open, and without adequate cover,much of it is rotting.

4. Tax revene foregone on account of tax exemptions was more than Rs500,000 crores in the last financial year (2009-10).

5. The Central Government spends about twice as much on defence (2.2% ofGDP) as on health and food security (1.2%)?

6. The proportion of underweight children is higher in India (close to 50%)than in any other country in the world except Nepal.

7. For children aged 4-6 years, average intake is only 16% of RecommendedDaily Allowance for Vitamin A, 35% for iron and 45% for calcium.

8. The latest National Family Health Survey found that more than 60% ofchildren below 2 years had not consumed any milk the night before.

9. Half of the poorest rural households do not have a BPL card.10.In Bihar, 95% of rural BPL households do not get any grain from the Public

Distribution System (PDS). Tamil Nadu, by contrast, has a well-functioning

universal PDS, with everyone getting not only grain but also 10 other

commodities.

Food Security: Time to Act!

The UPA-2 government has promised a National Food Security Act that will ensure

food security for all. However, the draft prepared by an Empowered Group of

Ministers is a non-starterwhat it promises (25 kgs of grain per month at Rs 3/kg for

BPL households) is not very different from what is there already. What is required is a

comprehensive food security act, including a universal Public Distribution System

(PDS), universal nutrition programmes for children, and social assistance schemes.


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