This year, India is set to harvest a record 106.21 million tonne wheat, the main rabi crop. But unfortunately, he said, India was still fighting on two fronts, despite the food stocks buffer. The real concern is about those who do not have ration cards, especially thousands of migrant labourers who are stranded. The reality is that a large number of people still do not have ration cards. It would require an extra 20 million tonne of food grains compared to the existing allocation.

Source: The Telegraph April 16, 2020 08:15 UTC