• Dr.V.SUTHACINI
• T.THANGALAKSHMI

Food security has three important and closely related components, which are: availability of food, access to food, and absorption of food. According to the FAOs latest food security report, micro nutrient and vitamin A deficiency were the prime determinants to child health and nutrition in India. It is reported that 57 per cent of pre-school children suffered from vitamin A deficiency. Food security in India is adversely affected by several abiotic, biotic, and socio-political situations. The current position may worsen in the future if timely and appropriate actions are not planned and executed. The pressure of human population and land for cultivation, climate change, government policies of public distribution and marketing of food grains and lack of a participatory approach all are contributing to slowdown the availability of foods. Also, crop productivity seems to be very much unsustainable. The situation has to be remedied by all possible means and citizens must be assured of food security. There has been a significant increase in the production of rice, wheat, cereals, fruits, vegetables, and other products. Among the specific suggestions made to lift the agricultural sector from its present slowdown and stagnation, increased public investment and a serious review of subsidies provided to farmers. To boost infrastructure, expansion of credit, essential inputs, land and water management, agricultural research and extension, effective marketing and price policies, the diversification of agriculture, strengthening of institutions catering to these needs, strengthening the mitigation strategies for tackling climate change, and the strict regulation of land use and diversion of land for non-agricultural activities. It is found out that in spite of having achieved self-sufficiency in cereals it is still lagging behind in the production of pulses and oilseeds. Thus, the increased production followed by the decentralization of procurement and distribution has become necessary to improve and strengthen the PDS in India.

Food security, diversification of agriculture, climate change, public distribution system, etc.

"FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA: ISSUES AND SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTERM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.437-442, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBP06077.pdf

"FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA: ISSUES AND SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTERM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp437-442, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBP06077.pdf