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TheabundanceoffoodgraininIndiaisamisleadingindicatoroftheIndianfoodgrainsupply
situationonatleasttwoaccounts:thefact,thatthegodownsareoverflowinginsinuatesthatthe
farmersmustbewellandatthesametime,asIndiaisanetexporteroffoodgrains,the
populationshouldbewellfed,whichobviouslyisnotthecase.Manyyearsafterthe"Green
Revolution"whichbroughtIndiaselfsufficiency,foodsecurityisonceagainwidelydiscussed
amongvariouscirclesandondifferentlevels.

WithGreenRevolutionIndiadoesbecameselfsufficientbutstillwegetreportsthatmany
millionsofIndiansstarveorsufferfromchronicmalnutritionbecausetheyaretoopoortobuy
foodatmarketprices.Itisanequallyreportedfactthateveryyearmanymillionsoftonsoffood
grainarelefttorotforlackofadequatestorage.Thishappenseveryyear.Andeveryyearthe
governmentprocuresmoreandmorefoodgrain,moreandmoreofwhichgoestoscandalous
waste.

Thegovernmentisthecountry'ssinglebiggestbuyerofgrain.Itdoessointhenameof'national
foodsecurity'(acruelmisnomerinacountrywhereanestimated30%ormoreofthepopulation
livesontheedgeofstarvationorbeyond)andtoensurethatfarmersgetaremunerativeprice
forwhattheygrowandarenotforcedtomakedistresssaleswhenthereisabumpercrop.On
theotherhand,thegovernment'sinterventionwhilepleasingthefarmers'lobbybyassuring
agriculturistsaminimumbasicpricefortheirproducenotonlydrivesupthepriceoffoodand
makesitunaffordableforthepoorbutalsoresultsincolossalwastageasthereisnotenough
sarkari storagespaceforalltheaccumulatedfoodstocks.

TillJunethisyear,Indiareportedlyhadtotalfoodstocksinthecentralpoolofover750lakh
tones.Ofthis,over230lakhtonesofwheatinthethreestatesofPunjab,HaryanaandMadhya
PradeshalonewillhavetobestoredinwhatiscalledCAPi.e.keptoutintheopenonwooden
plinthscoveredwithtarpaulin,thusvulnerabletothevagariesofweatherlikemonsoonrain.

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NowthequestionisWhydoesn'tthegovernmentbuildenoughpropergodownstostoreallthe
grainitbuys?

Aspertheofficialdata,itdoesn'thavethemoneytodoit.Ifitspentmoneybuildingthe
godowns,itwouldn'tbeabletobuythegrainsthataresupposedtobestoredinthemwithout
almostdoublingthealreadyhighfoodsubsidybill.

Indianpublicfoodgrainsmanagementhasoutlivedits usefulness.Thegovernment
successfullyusedfoodgrainspricestabilizationasamajorpolicyinstrumentwhenitembarked
onpromotingtheGreenRevolution.However,timeshavechanged:policiesandpublic
agenciesthatmayhavebeenappropriatefortyyearsagoarenotnecessarilyoptimaltoday.

Thechangingscenariodemandsamuchdifferentroleforgovernmentinthefuturethanithas
exercisedinthepast.Foodsecurityismuchmorethanfoodgrainsavailabilityaloneandmore
thantheresponsibilityofafewsurplusstateslikePunjaborAndhraPradesh.Inthechanging
environment,itisasimportanttospecifywhatgovernmentshouldnotdoaswellaswhatit
shoulddo.Itisequallyimportanttopresentpoliciesasapackageinordertoprovidetradeoffsto
gainthenecessarypoliticalsupport.Theroleofgovernment,therefore,shouldbetoprovide:

1)Publicgoodsparticularlyinfrastructureandresearchand
2)Policiestofacilitate,guide,andmonitoraninclusiveprocesssothatthepaceoftransition
acceleratesandbenefitsaredistributedwidely.

Toensurethatnostarvationdeathtakesplaceandpeoplearesavedfrommalnutritionasfaras
possible,theSupremeCourtonMay14,2011directedtheCentretoreleasefivemilliontonsof
foodgrainsimmediatelyfordistributionin150mostpovertystrickendistrictsorotherpoorer
segmentsinthecountry.ThenonJuly16,2011ourPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghcalledfor
asecond"greenrevolution"tofeedthecountry'sburgeoningpopulationthatisforecastto
overtakeChinainnumbersby2025.

Accordingtohim,wealllookbackproudlytoourgreenrevolutionwhichhelpedusovercome
foodshortagesandbanishthespectraofstarvationbutnow,weclearlyneedasecondgreen
revolutionthatisbroadbased,inclusiveandsustainable.Hesaidsonotingtheagriculture
productivityhasplateauedandyieldscontinuetobemuchlowerthanwhatisattainable.

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