Significance of TPDS in the Light of Indian Legal Regime - An Overview
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2021-09
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Indian Journal of Law and Justice
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Bandyopadhyay, Rathin
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University of North Bengal
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Sarkar, P. (2021). Significance of TPDS in the Light of Indian Legal Regime - An Overview. Indian Journal of Law and Justice, 12(2), 101–109. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/4204
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Sarkar, Pratim
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Abstract
Poverty, hunger and food insecurity omnipresent reality in India. Government has
implemented many programmes, schemes and policies to control poverty and foster
development. Right to food is a basic human right and deeply linked with right to live
with dignity. Articles 21, 39(a) & 27 of the Constitution mandates the states to provide
adequate means of livelihood, raise the level of nutrition and standard of living of the
citizens. As per the data report of national and international agencies, a large number
people in India are suffering from malnutrition, undernourished, underweight and
stunted. In many cases Indian Judiciary has taken serious concern about the socioeconomic
offences. Targeted Public Distribution System is a major and wide-ranging
poverty alleviation programme in India that leads towards the socio-economic welfare
of the people. Essential foodstuffs like rice, sugar, wheat, kerosene and other goods are
supplied to people through this system at a cheap price. Though it is commendable step
to ensure food security to the needy people but could not achieve its desired results
because of widespread corruption, leakage of funds and other reasons.
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Human Development, Constitution, Malnutrition, Judiciary, Targeted Public Distribution System, Corruption, Leakage, Hunger
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12
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2
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0976-3570
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101 - 109