This paper aims to shed light on the linkages between poverty, food security and nutrition by highlighting their interconnectedness and the role of social protection in addressing these challenges...
As the COVID outbreak started, the Government of India announced food safety schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for NFSA beneficiaries and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANB) for Migrants/Stranded Migrants easing the hardships faced by the poor/vulnerable beneficiary due to economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
This compendium aims to highlight joint efforts of The Government of India and UNWFP India in ensuring food security during the COVID-19 crisis in India by swift and efficient response through India’s Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), ensuring inter and intra State Portability of Ration Cards in TPDS through One Nation One Ration Card Scheme, reducing transportation cost through Supply Chain Optimisation, conducting social audit and awareness generation, bringing PDS operations on to a single window through a central dashboard and introducing rice fortification.
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Geographic coverage | India |
Related organisation(s) | WFP - World Food Programme |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Food security and food crisesCOVID-19 and Food and Nutrition Security |Access to foodSafety net |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | food securitymalnutritionnutritionhungerCOVID-19food aidhumanitarian aideconomic conditionspovertyVulnerable groups |
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