Governance Issues and Challenges in Implementation Of National Food Security Act 2013
Published By: Centre for Financial Services, GTU | Published Date: March, 14 , 2014India is a developing country having 2nd highest population in the world. Even after 66 years of
its independence, County is facing a serious issue of poverty and malnutrition. The Government
of India has introduced many welfare schemes for which huge subsidies are provided under
various bills, acts or laws. The implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) will be
done through the existing Public Distribution System (PDS) with certain modifications. When
we look at the history of PDS in India it has lot of issues in terms of proper governance. The
governance issues in the existing system may be resolved by reducing the leakage in PDS and
improving the scientific storage facility. The concern of food security and poverty may be
resolved by implementing the better governance in the existing system without additional burden
of food subsidy by NFSA. If government strengthens the policies of employment opportunities
and better education, people will be benefited indirectly from it and the issue of food security
may be resolved by itself.
The primary objective of this study is to critically analyze The National Food Security Act –
2013 with respect to policy framing, current distribution system etc. Hence it reveals that food
security is the concern for India but food security act is not the only solution. The current
National Food Security Act requires to be made more specific and clear about many provisions.
Looking to the current status of the act, authors observed that the government may find
difficulties in achieving food security. Proper Formulation of government policies and its
implementation with transparent system can help in achieving food security for the citizens of
India.
Author(s): Hitesh S. Gujarati, Vikrant G. Vala, Keyur V. Darji | Posted on: Oct 29, 2014 | Views(731) | Download (475)