Food Security in India Class 9 Case Study Social Science Economics Chapter 4

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A4: Important keywords for CBSE Class 9 Food Security in India are given below:
Food Security: It means availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all people at all times.
Buffer Stock: Stock built by the FCI by procuring foodgrains from the farmers.
Chronic Hunger: It happens as a consequence of inadequate diet in terms of quantity or quality.
Rationing: A system of distribution of a fixed quantity of a commodity which is sold to an identified beneficiary who is known as ration card holder.
Subsidy: A government grant to supplies of goods and services. These can keep consumer price low while maintaining a higher income for domestic products.
Issue Price: Price at which the government provides foodgrains to the poorer section of society.
Minimum Support Price: A minimum price guaranteed by the government, at this price the government provides to purchase any quantity offered for sale.
Green Revolution: Refers to tremendous increase in agricultural output and productivity that comes out with the introduction of new agricultural technology.
Public Distribution System: Ration shops throughout the country which distribute foodgrains and other essential goods at affordable prices

A5: Despite large increase in foodgrain production, we find people without food in India. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger. They find themselves unable to buy food. Over one-fifth of the country’s population still suffers from chronic hunger.

A6: When there is a disaster or a calamity, the production of foodgrains decreases in the affected area. This, in turn, creates a shortage of food in the area. Due to the food shortage, the prices go up. The raised prices of food materials affect the capacity of many people to buy the same. When the calamity occurs in a very widespread area or is stretched over a long period of time, it may cause a situation of starvation. A massive starvation can take the form of famine.

A7: A buffer stock of foodgrains is created by the government so as to distribute the procured foodgrains in the food-deficit areas and among the poorer strata of society at a price lower than the market price. A buffer stock helps resolve the problem of shortage of food during adverse weather conditions or during periods of calamity.

A8: There are various problems of the functioning of ration shops, such as
(a) Ration cards are issued only to those people who have their proper residential addresses. Hence, a large number of homeless poor fail to get ration from these shops.
(b) The owners of these shops sell ration in the open market at higher prices.
(c) Sometimes shopkeepers make bogus entries in the ration cards

A9: Price declared by the government, before sowing season, to provide incentives to the farmers for rising production.

A10: Increase in production and distribution of milk and milk products.

A11: The three kinds of ration cards issued in India are
(a) Antyodaya cards for the poorest of poor.
(b) BPL cards for those below poverty line.
(c) APL cards for all others.

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