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Sunil Saroj
Sunil Saroj is a Senior Research Analyst with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). He has a Masters in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Bachelors from Delhi University. Before joining IFPRI, he worked with IPE Global Pvt. Ltd., Micro Insurance Academy (MIA), and Collaborative Research and Dissemination (CORD). His areas of research include issues related to food security, agricultural credit, employment, agriculture and nutrition, farmers’ welfare, food safety, markets, and value chains.
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Impact of agricultural reforms in Bihar: Test case for new farm laws
The 2020 farm laws have been opposed by several farmers due to their possible use for corporate takeover of agriculture, removal of APMC mandis, and dilution of minimum support price and public procurement. This article examines the impact of repealing the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act in Bihar in 2006 on the state’s agricultural indicators – as a test case for the potential impact of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act.
सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली (पीडीएस), राष्ट्रीय खाद्य सुरक्षा अधिनियम और कोविड-19
2013 में लागू किया गया राष्ट्रीय खाद्य सुरक्षा अधिनियम (एनएफएसए) सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली (पीडीएस) में मूलभूत सुधार ले आया और सबसे महत्वपूर्ण इसके जरिये कानूनी रूप से भोजन का अधिकार' दिया गया। यह लेख बिहार, ओडिशा और उत्तर प्रदेश में किये गए प्राथमिक सर्वेक्षण के आधार पर, एनएफएसए के लागू होने के बाद और कोविड-19 संकट के दौरान, सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली (पीडीएस) में हुए परिवर्तनों का पता लगाता है।
PDS, National Food Security Act, and Covid-19
Introduced in 2013, the National Food Security Act (NFSA) brought about fundamental reforms in the public distribution system (PDS) and most importantly, declared a legal ‘right to food’. Based on a primary survey in Bihar, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh, this article traces the changes in the PDS post NFSA, and during the Covid-19 crisis.