Food Security in India — Question 5

Despite achieving self-sufficiency in food grains, as a result of the Green Revolution, a section of people in India are still without food because of poverty. Thus, the landless labourers, casual urban workers, SCs, and STs who are below the poverty line find it impossible to get two square meals a day.
The Public Distribution System is not functioning properly because the ration shop owners are diverting the grains to the open market. Low-quality grains are available at ration shops which often remain unsold.
Corruption in the Public Distribution System and extreme poverty are the two basic reasons of why some people are still without food in India.