Food security, NFSA and innovation
Quick dive
- The World Food Day editorial notes that NFSA covers up to 75% of rural and 50% of urban populations, around 81 crore people.
- Free foodgrains have been provided under PMGKAY since January 2024, with the guarantee extended until 2028.
- TPDS is supported by digitised ration cards, Aadhaar seeding and ONORC portability for migrant workers.
- FAO, IFAD and WFP are supporting digital agriculture, clean milk practices, food-loss measurement and more nutrition-sensitive assistance.
- exam_relevance: tests the article-specific food security, nfsa and innovation fact, institution and exact legal/data point; it echoes recurring UPSC patterns on constitutional bodies, statutory schemes, environmental designations, external-sector data and rights-based governance.
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