Explain the various measures that are required to fix the imbalances in the distribution of food grains in the country. (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
Measures required
· Expanding the Antyodaya programme, updating the population figures used to calculate NFSA coverage,
· Raising monthly cereal rations above the modest norm of 5 kg per person.
· Universalising the PDS in rural areas and urban slums, among others.
· Raise state-wise NFSA allocations by a fixed percentage and let the states decide how to use the additional quotas within the PDS framework.
· Diversification of agriculture, especially towards nutritious crops such as millets, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables to promote equity and sustainability.
· More balanced subsidies for instance, higher MSPs for pulses, combined with more active procurement and the inclusion of pulses in the PDS.
· Technology-based reforms of TPDS implemented by states as recommended by Wadhwa Committee.
· Economic survey 2016-17 also highlighted the need for better infrastructure while replacing subsidised PDS supplies with DBT.
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