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Glossary
Green Revolution
It is a program under which HYV varieties of wheat and rice seedlings are planted in the fields of poor farmers.
Rationing
The term describes the allocation of scarce resources by the government. Limits how much people can consume or purchase at a certain time.
Wheat Revolution
It was a special stamp released in July 1968 by Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, to officially record the impressive achievement of the Green Revolution.
Hunger
Hunger is both a cause and effect of poverty and indicates food insecurity.
Calamity
A terrible event that causes a lot of damage or harm.
Minimum Support Price
The MSP is
the rate at which the government purchases crops from farmers, and is based on a calculation of at least one-and-a-half times the cost of production incurred by the farmers
. MSP is a “minimum price” for any crop that the government considers as remunerative for farmers and hence deserving of “support”
Issue Price
In order to help the poor strata of the society, the government provides them food grains from the buffer stock at a price much lower than the market price
. This subsidized price is known as the Issue Price.
Fair price shop
The Ration Shops are called Fair Price Shops because food grains are supplied to the poor through these shops at a much more reasonable and fair price than the market price which is often high . Any family with a ration card can purchase a stipulated amount of food grains, sugar, kerosene, etc.
