Manuscript Number : GISRRJ225311

Economic and Environmental Impact of National Food Security Act of India (With special reference to Uttar Pradesh)

Authors(1) :-Dr. Khalid Anwar

This paper is an attempt to examine performance, challenges and policies on food security in India with special reference to Uttar Pradesh state. This paper is focused on the several foods security issues prevalent in the Indian scenario in terms of availability, access, and nutrition with special reference to Uttar Pradesh state production of food grains. The study is based on secondary data obtained from relevant sources to analysis the gravity of the food security issues in India. It also covers the several development programmes taken up by the Indian government to counter various food security issues including several schemes and yojana in India. Food security globally is to provide that all people, at all times, should get access to the basic food for their active and healthy life and is characterized by availability, access, utilization and security of food.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Khalid Anwar
Associate Professor, J. V. Jain College, Saharanpur, India

Economic, Environmental, Challenges, Technology, Food Security.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 5 | Issue 3 | May-June 2022
Date of Publication : 2022-06-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 68-74
Manuscript Number : GISRRJ225311
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2582-0095

Cite This Article :

Dr. Khalid Anwar, "Economic and Environmental Impact of National Food Security Act of India (With special reference to Uttar Pradesh) ", Gyanshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (GISRRJ), ISSN : 2582-0095, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.68-74, May-June.2022
URL : https://gisrrj.com/GISRRJ225311

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