Aug 19, 2009

Right to Food and Drought in India

The biggest drought/rain shortfall is looming over India since Independence. Current government estimates put the shortfall at 29% till now. If the moonsoons dont recover in these last days this number can get worse. Below is a compilation of articles on Right to food act in India and the drought situation.

It’s time for a New Deal for rural India - Himanshu

http://www.livemint.com/2009/08/18234120/It8217s-time-for-a-New-Deal.html


Drought of justice, flood of funds - P. Sainath
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/15/stories/2009081555920800.htm

Drought management for rural livelihood security - M.S.Swaminathan
http://www.thehindu.com/2009/08/17/stories/2009081752310800.htm


[Documenting the distress sale of cattle - a form of coping mechanism from droughts]
Till the cows no longer come home P. Sainath

When a week is a long time P. Sainath



Food for all - Jayati Ghosh (talks about making PDS and other food schemes universal rather than targeted)
http://www.flonnet.com/stories/20090828261713100.htm

The Food Economy: How will the government reach food to the target families? (Bhaskar Dutta, The Telegraph, 30 July 2009)
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090730/jsp/opinion/story_11293380.jsp

Sen on RTF
http://www.righttofoodindia.org/data/amartya_sen_on_right_to_food_act_8aug09.pdf

Drought of policymaking vision

Biraj Patnaik

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