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    Dependency on free foodgrains signals the demographic dividend can become a nightmare

    A Niti Aayog document says, ‘’Despite the large public expenditure, gains in the food security and nutritional outcomes in India have been slow. India accounts for roughly 30 percent of the global burden of hunger.’’

    Manas Chakravarty
    November 07, 2023 / 09:27 IST
    Making the foodgrain entitlement free last year worked out to a subsidy of Rs 10 per month for wheat consumers and Rs 15 per month for rice-eaters for the priority households
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