Table 2.
National Government of India (GoI) food policies identified in scoping review, presented by relevant Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) and allocated budgets calculated from the estimated budgets over three budget cycles from 2018 to 2020 (figures in Crores of Indian Rupees and rounded to nearest whole number). Bold text denotes where policy documentation refers to environmental sustainability.
| Relevant SDG (N6) | Budget area (N13) | Food policy (N52) | Ministry (N10) | 2018–2019 food relevant policy budget in ₹ crores (% of total) | 2019–2020 food relevant policy budget in ₹ crores (% of total) | 2020–2021 food relevant policy budget in ₹ crores (% of total) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 No poverty | Rural employment | MGNREGA | Rural Development | 55,000 | (16.2%) | 60,000 | (16%) | 61,500 | (20%) |
| Social assistance | NSAP; Annapurna Scheme | 78 | (<1%) | 63 | (<1%) | 63 | (<1%) | ||
| Livelihoods | DAY-NULM; NRLM | Housing & Urban Affairs | 6060 | (1.8%) | 9774 | (2.7%) | 10,005 | (3.3%) | |
| 2 Zero hunger | Food subsidy | PDS; NFSA; Sugar subsidy AAY/PDS; Decentralised procurement of food grains under NFSA; Subsidy to FCI under NFSA | Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution | 169,323 | (50%) | 184,220 | (50.5%) | 115,570 | (38.3%) |
| Agricultural production | NFSM; NMH; NMOOP; RKVY; PKVY; NPOF; SMSP; SMPPPQ; NMAET; SMAM; ISEACS; ISAC; ISAM | Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare | 12,684 | (3.7%) | 11,586 | (3.2%) | 12,441 | (4.1%) | |
| Crop insurance | PMFBY | 13,000 | (3.8%) | 14,000 | (3.8%) | 15,695 | (5.2%) | ||
| Dairy | NPDD; LCISS; NLM | 724 | (<1%) | 955 | (<1%) | 770 | (<1%) | ||
| School meals | Mid-Day Meal in Schools | Human Resource Development | 10,500 | (3.1%) | 11,000 | (3%) | 11,000 | (3.7%) | |
| 3 Good health & well-being | Healthcare | NHM; NUHM; NRHM; TCP; National AYUSH Mission | Health & Family Welfare | 30,634 | (9%) | 33,651 | (9.2%) | 34,105 | (11.3%) |
| Women and child services | Anganwadi services core ICDS; NNM; PMMVY/MBS; RESEAG-SABLA; NCS; CPS | Women & Child Development | 23,088 | (6.8%) | 27,584 | (7.6%) | 28,557 | (9.5%) | |
| 6 Clean water & sanitation | Clean India | Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) | Jal Shakti | 15,343 | (4.5%) | 9994 | (2.7%) | 9994 | (3.3%) |
| 12 Responsible production & consumption | Agri-processing | SAMPADA; PMKSY (Mega food parks) | Food Processing Industries | 1313 | (<1%) | 1101 | (<1%) | 1081 | (<1%) |
| 13 Climate action | Climate change* | NAPCC; NAF; NMGI; NWM; NMSHE; NMSKCC; NMSA (NBM; NPSHF; NPAF) | Environment, Forests & Climate Change | 1424 | (<1%) | 1164 | (<1%) | 913 | (<1%) |
| TOTALS | 339,171 | 365,092 | 301,694 | ||||||
*The climate budget has been estimated using individual policies and includes internal budgeting/EAP components. The National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) and its sub-policies have been included under climate they are a sub-policy of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
Key: AAY: Antyodaya Anna Yojana; AYUSH: Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homeopathy; CPS: Child Protection Services; DAY-NULM: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission; FCI: Food Corporation of India; ICDS: Integrated Child Development Services scheme; ISAC: Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation; ISAM: Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing; ISEACS: Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census and Statistics; LCISS: Livestock Census and Integrated Sample Survey; MGNREGA: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme; Mid-day Meals: National Programme of Mid-Day meal in Schools; NAPCC: National Action Programme on Climate Change; NBM (NMSA): National Bamboo Mission; NCS: National Creche Scheme; NFSA: National Food Security Act; NFSM: National Food Security Mission; NHM: National Health Mission; NLM: National Livestock Mission; NLM-Ajeevika: National Livelihood Mission-Ajeevika; NMAET: National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology; NMH: NMGI: National Mission for a Green India; NMH: National Mission on Horticulture; NMOOP: National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm; NMSA: National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture; NNM: National Nutrition Mission/Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN-Abhiyaan); NPAF (NMSA): National Project on Agroforestry; NPDD: National Programme for Dairy Development; NPSHF (NMSA): National Project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility; NRLM: National Rural Livelihood Mission; NRHM: National Rural Health Mission; NSAP: National Social Assistance Program; NUHM: National Urban Health Mission; PDS: Public Distribution Scheme; PKVY: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana; PMFBY: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana; PMKSY: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana; PMMVY/MBS: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana/Maternity Benefit Programme; RESEAG-SABLA: Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls; RKVY: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana; SAMPADA: Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-processing clusters; SMAM: Sub-mission on Agricultural Mechanization; SMPPPQ: Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine; SMSP: Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material; TCP: Tertiary Care Programme.