Aahar Yojana: A perspective of Subsidised Meal Programme amid the Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic left millions to suffer its impact in the forms of unemployment, displacement, acute food shortage, and more. It kept migrants and urban poor to remain more vulnerable to food. This study examined the impact of coronavirus on the food security of the urban poor through the lens...
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| description | The Covid-19 pandemic left millions to suffer its impact in the forms of unemployment, displacement, acute food shortage, and more. It kept migrants and urban poor to remain more vulnerable to food. This study examined the impact of coronavirus on the food security of the urban poor through the lens of Aahar Yojana, one of the government-led subsidised meal programs in Odisha, India. It combined the interview data obtained from the Aahar centres with structured observations and evaluated interlinked elements of the institutional services and pandemic: Hunger satisfaction level, Food hygiene, Sanitation, Quality, and Quantity. Results emphasised integrating such initiatives with robust governmental interventions to shift focus from cash transfers and subsidies. The originality of this paper is that it revealed that the scope of formerly established meal programs could mitigate food insecurity as reflected from the practical benefits during the pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-36a50a5019cd443bbd4f31b68a3c64052024-12-31T18:49:49ZengCroatian Interdisciplinary SocietyInterdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems1334-46841334-46762024-12-0122670171210.7906/indecs.22.6.5Aahar Yojana: A perspective of Subsidised Meal Programme amid the PandemicPallavi Kanungo0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3297-4355Apparao Thamminaina1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0558-1396National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Humanities and Social Sciences Department, Odisha, IndiaUniversity of Hyderabad, Department of Anthropology, Telangana, IndiaThe Covid-19 pandemic left millions to suffer its impact in the forms of unemployment, displacement, acute food shortage, and more. It kept migrants and urban poor to remain more vulnerable to food. This study examined the impact of coronavirus on the food security of the urban poor through the lens of Aahar Yojana, one of the government-led subsidised meal programs in Odisha, India. It combined the interview data obtained from the Aahar centres with structured observations and evaluated interlinked elements of the institutional services and pandemic: Hunger satisfaction level, Food hygiene, Sanitation, Quality, and Quantity. Results emphasised integrating such initiatives with robust governmental interventions to shift focus from cash transfers and subsidies. The originality of this paper is that it revealed that the scope of formerly established meal programs could mitigate food insecurity as reflected from the practical benefits during the pandemic.https://indecs.eu/2024/indecs2024-pp701-712.pdfaaharmealsubsidisedindiapandemic |
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| title | Aahar Yojana: A perspective of Subsidised Meal Programme amid the Pandemic |
| title_full | Aahar Yojana: A perspective of Subsidised Meal Programme amid the Pandemic |
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| title_short | Aahar Yojana: A perspective of Subsidised Meal Programme amid the Pandemic |
| title_sort | aahar yojana a perspective of subsidised meal programme amid the pandemic |
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