Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Food Security in India: A Case Study of Telangana

Food security is still a major concern in many places of India as hunger and malnutrition still exist. As one of the key aspects for Human Development, Food security is considered a basic necessity in India. The COVID-19 pandemic is currently posing a world-wide danger. The COVID pandemic isn't just a health emergency; it's also a socioeconomic disaster. At different spatial and temporal dimensions, the COVID pandemic lockdown impacted food security and the food system (production and non-production qualities). This paper focuses on implication of COVID-19 pandemic on food security. The paper analyses the administrative efficiency of management PDS in selected districts. The trends of pre and post covid pandemic era for consumption and dependence of PDS is analysed. The impact of pandemic on supply chain mechanism of PDS, challenges faced by public like health and financial concerns are also studied. The opinion regarding the existing PDS and changes need to be made like induction of DBT is also collected. The response of government in protecting the food security during covid pandemic is also analysed.

Economics

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