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Interim Report. Foodgrains Policy Committee

1948

The Government feet therefore that the time has now come for a thorough review of the food situation in the country in the light of domestic production and possibilities of imports and for a full examination of the methods of procurement and distribution adopted in pursuance of the accepted policy and of the plans for increasing production." 3. The Committee held its first meeting on the 30th o [...] Secondly procurement has been made effective this year in the face of most exceptional difficulties and this required the concentrated attention of almost all the Ministers of the Province and the employment on procurement work of practically all the agencies at the disposal of the Government and not merely those engaged in food Administrtion. [...] A vicious circle is thus set up the inevitable result of which must be increasing maldistribution of available stocks exaggeration of such shortage as may be prevailing in parts of the country a distorted and alarming picture of the imminence of famine entirely unjustified by the actual supply situation and general increase in the dissatisfaction of al{ sections of the public with the measures [...] The Governments could then meet their liabilities with ease and success and the allocation of responsibi lities ti s between the Government and the free market would become quite Weer 'second suggestion.—In the course of discussion of the siiggestion metioned above some of us felt that the local break-up of a pre-determined target would not be such as to cover the categories of the population [...] At the same time we are also satisfied that some increase in the price is essential in order to enlist and retain the active goodwill and co-operation of the producers in the intensified efforts which the Governments of the country must make towards securing a substatial increase in the production of foodgrains.
agriculture environment
Pages
59
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145562
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii unknown view
Introduction
1-2 unknown view
Chapter I Review of Foodgrains Controls
3-13 unknown view
Chapter II Reduction of Central Government Commitments
14-17 unknown view
Chapter III Reduction of Provincial Government Commitments
18-19 unknown view
Chapter IV Prices
20-23 unknown view
Chapter V Retention and Removal of Controls
24-26 unknown view
Chapter VI Supplemental Foods
27-27 unknown view
Summary of Conclusions
28-31 unknown view
Statistical Appendix
32-34 unknown view
Minute of Dissent
35-48 R. A. Gopalaswami, R. L. Gupta, D. S. Bakhle, S. Y. Krishnaswami view
Separate Note (No. I)
49-50 Hussain Imam view
Separate Note (No.II)
51-54 Ram Lohia view
Supplemental Note
55-56 Phool Singh view

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