Describe the objectives of India's food security policy.

India’s food security policy:

(i)It has a primary objective to ensure availability of foodgrains to the common people at an affordable price.

(ii)It has enabled the poor to have access to food.

(iii)The focus of the policy is on growth in agriculture production and on fixing the support price for procurement of wheat and rice, to maintain their stocks.

(iv)Food Corporation of India (FCI) is responsible for procuring and stocking foodgrains, whereas distribution is ensured by public distribution system (PDS).

(v)The FCI procures foodgrains from the farmers at the government announced minimum support price (MSP).