Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper argues that hunger, or chronic undernutrition, persists in India despite an adequate food supply. The problem is essentially distributional. At given market prices, low food entitlements reflect low incomes. Policies and programs designed to augment the incomes of the poor thus deserve a high priority in ensuring their greater access to food. Although the public distribution of food has a potentially significant role in enhancing the access of the poorest, India's experience is far from reassuring. The benefits to the poor are small, if not negligible. But the fiscal burden has become much heavier in recent years. Short of drastic reforms, the cost-effectiveness of public distribution of food will remain an elusive goal.
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