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IANS | 05 Jul, 2022
In
the first ever 'State Ranking Index' under the National Food Security
Act (NFSA) released on Tuesday, Odisha has topped the list of general
category states while Tripura topped the list of special category
states.
Odisha is followed by Uttar Pradesh, Andhra
Pradesh and Gujarat in the general category states, while in the special
category comprising the Northeastern states, Himalayan states, and
Island regions, Tripura is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and
Nagaland.
This ranking is generated by data provided by the
states about their food and public distribution processes, vital for
ensuring that no one goes hungry.
The ranking, that is based on
the food and security index, has been generated for the first time. A
similar exercise would be carried out every year.
It was released
by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,
Piyush Goyal at the conference of Food Ministers on the theme of 'Food
& Nutrition Security of India'.
"The Index has been developed
with the objectives of creating an environment of competition,
cooperation, and learning among the states; states learning from each
other their best practices while addressing grave matters of food
security and hunger," Goyal said.
The ranking will also help
create transparency in the system to publish reliable and standard data
in the public domain for citizens, the government said.
The conference also saw presentations from multiple states on their best practices.
Goyal
lambasted the states that abstained from the conference, physically or
virtually, and said: "It shows that the states are not serious about the
important issue of food security."
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