Food Security in Odisha: Problems and Policy Implications

Dr. Mahendra P. Agasty; Dr. Janmejay Senapati

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Food Security in Odisha: Problems and Policy Implications

Dr. Mahendra P. Agasty, Dr. Janmejay Senapati

Abstract :

 To ensure food security in India is a challenging task for a country like India not only because of more than one third of its population live below the poverty line but also the proper distribution mechanism is not working properly. This paper highlights the problems associated with food security in Odisha in particular and India in General. There is a mismatch between demand and supply in food grains production and consumption. This is resulting in scarcity of food grains in the country .By utilizing the secondary data we reached at the conclusion the public distribution in the state is not working properly. The true beneficiary fails to get the benefits from the programme. In this per we have highlighted some policy measures that should be introduced to have paper distribution of food grains.