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Right to Food Security Bill: Challenges and Opportunities
Mishra, Rudra Narayan - eSocialSciences - 2011
The financial implications of the food security bill can be questioned. But the Bill proposes to protect the citizens …
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Revival of Rural PDS: Expansion and Outreach
Rahman, Andaleeb - eSocialSciences - 2014
Using the recent rounds of NSS data, this paper evaluates the performance and outreach of India's public distribution … system (PDS) in the rural areas. The results suggest a significant improvement in the performance of PDS in terms of its …
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The National Food Security Bill, 2011-as introduced in Lok Sabha
Sabha, Lok - eSocialSciences - 2011
A bill to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate … quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity and for matters connected therewith or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009392234
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Agricultural Productivity and Credit- Issues and Way Forward
C, Chakrabarty K - eSocialSciences - 2011
Certain trends in agricultural productivity, agricultural finance are outlined. Recommendations for improving agricultural productivity are given here. [Address at The National Seminar on Productivity in Indian Agriculture at CAB, Pune]. URL:[http://rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_SpeechesView.aspx?Id=596].
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Envisioned Scope and Challenges of National Food Security Bill
Prasad, Syam; Thomas, Sweety - eSocialSciences - 2013
National Food Security Bill (NFSB) aims to make food easily accessible at affordable prices to people. But there are …
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Agflation and the PDS: Some Issues
H, Suryanarayana M - eSocialSciences - 2008
In the context of the current public policy focus on rising food prices and their implications for food security, this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699290
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Public Distribution System of Essential Commodities as a Social Safety Net: A Study of the District of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Majumder, Bhaskar - eSocialSciences - 2014
The study concentrates on PDS as a social safety net. …
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Target the Beneficiaries in the 2013-14 Budget
Mishra, Rudra Narayan - eSocialSciences - 2013
malnourished women and children. In the coming Budget the government has to make some efforts so that the increased expenditure in … prices of food items, rich in proteins are spiralling have to be controlled to reach the poor households …
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Neoliberal Economic Reforms and Targeted Public Distribution System: Case study of two Orissa villages
Bedamatta, Rajshree - eSocialSciences - 2006
primary data. The first section of this paper discusses in brief the policy changes in PDS in Orissa, particularly in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699217
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Functioning of the Public Distribution System: An Analytical Report
Balani, Sakshi - eSocialSciences - 2014
to food a legal entitlement by providing subsidised food grains to nearly two-thirds of the population. The Act relies on …During September 2013, Parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. The NFSA seeks to make the right …
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