The fact that this situation was in the making since last year due to the bumper crop, explains the preparation of our government. But it doesn’t mean I will join the chorus of condemnation and hail the Supreme Court’s dictate to the government to distribute this grain for free among the 37% people of country, who are living below the poverty line. Doing this would at best add to one more token gesture, like the numerous ones we had had and take the focus away from the real problems of food procurement, storage and distribution. More than that, the example of judiciary substituting the job of the legislature and the executive would set an unhealthy precedent in the otherwise excellent relations between the three pillars of power.
There is an institutional problem of food procurement and distribution in our country and the nodal food procurement agency i.e. FCI (food corporation of India) is corrupt and inefficient from top down.
The inadequate number of cold storages to store food grains for longer period of time and not allowing 100% FDI in the agro sector are some of the major problems which are hampering the growth of farm sector of our country, which incidentally employs 52% population of the country. So we should address them first instead of making the poor happy by giving RS 2 per kg wheat to them which is not even fit for the cattles to eat.
Is this the solution for the twin problems of income inequality and overcrowding of Indian cities?...MAY BE
http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2797/
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