NFSA: A Legal Entitlement to Right to Food

By : Ruchi Gupta

Page No: 166-178

Abstract
India achieved food sufficiency years ago through investment in technology, institution and infrastructure, yet its efforts in achieving food security for all its citizens’ remain unimpressive. Food security means access to enough food for all citizens at all times for a healthy and active life. The paper deals with food productivity in India, food grain requirement, the role of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in providing right to food, food grain stock with the Food Corporation of India (FCI), buffer requirement and the challenges faced by the implementing authorities along with food grain wastage in FCI godowns.

Author : 
Ruchi Gupta : Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, S.S. Khanna Girls’ Degree College (A Constituent College of University of Allahabad)