Food & Nutritional Security

Food and nutritional security refers to ensuring consistent availability, accessibility, affordability, and adequate utilization of safe and nutritious food for all citizens, enabling healthy lives, human capital development, and inclusive socio-economic growth in India.

Key Beneficiaries

  • Pregnant and lactating women
  • Children (0-6 years) and school children (Classes I-VIII), especially vulnerable households
  • Economically weaker sections and informal sector workers
  • Rural, tribal, and food-insecure populations
  • Elderly and nutritionally vulnerable groups

Food & Nutritional Security: Regional Trends

North-Western States

  • Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh (major wheat-rice procurement belt) form India’s food bowl due ....
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