What can be done to ensure that starvation and hunger deaths don’t assume the form of a crisis in the uncertain times ahead? It entitles 67% of the population (75% in rural India, and 50% in urban India) to five kg of food grains per person per month for priority households. The five kg food grain quantum under the NFSA should be raised to 10kg going forward. The glitches in the verification process must not become an excuse to deny someone food grains. Let the Covid-19 crisis usher in policy changes that ensure that our poorest are well fed, their nourishment needs taken care of, and their dignity upheld.

Source: Hindustan Times May 07, 2020 13:33 UTC