MAINS 2021 · GS III · AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY

What are the salient features of the National Food Security Act, 2013 ? How has the Food…

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GS Paper III 15 marks 250 words Agriculture & Food Security
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What are the salient features of the National Food Security Act, 2013 ? How has the Food Security Bill helped in eliminating hunger and malnutrition in India?

Syllabus link: GS III – Subsidies & PDS: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.

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