Time for Universal Public Distribution System: Food Mountains and Pandemic Hunger in India

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Indian Journal of Human Development, 13 October 2021
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Nearly 45% of India’s population without National Food Security Act (NFSA) ration cards have been largely excluded from the central government's food rations during the pandemic lockdowns, despite historic levels of food stocks in government granaries. Therefore, the time is opportune for universal expansion of the public distribution system. 

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