visthar- session 5: gender critique of food security schemes and legislation
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Gender critique of Food security schemes and legislation
Ranjani.K.Murthy, and Mercy Kappen
Objective
At the end of the session the participants would be familiar with
a)the different food security schemes and legislation in the country
b) gender/equity critique of food security schemes and legislation
Please list…
• Schemes that you know related to food production, food access and food utilization
Classifying schemes
Food production Food Access Food utilisation
Agricultural schemes
*
Mid day meal *
ICDS * *
Public distribution system
*
Group Task
• Discuss strengths and weakness of the scheme allotted to your group in general, and from a gender lens.
Strength and weakness of agricultural schemes from a gender lens
Strength
Recognizes WHH as
cultivators
Women’s access tor
inputs, marketing etc.
Collective agriculture
Gender sensitization
Weakness
Conversion of agriculture
land
Contract farming
Right to jtland
Equal wages
Value chain
Seed preservation
Strengths and weakness of Mid day meal scheme from a gender lens
Strength
Offers potential to expand utilization
Helped in retention of girl
children
Weakness
Exclusion of out of school children and high school
children
No food during holidays
Caste discrimination
Food quality varies
The ayah who cooks is exploited
Strengths and weakness of ICDS scheme from a gender lens
Seeks to expand access to/utilization of food of:
6 months-5 years
Adolescent girls
Pregnant and lactating women
Old age pensioners
StrengthIrregular timings, poor facilities and corruption
Excludes non pregnant and lactating women who are undernourished
The timing of the centre does not match the work timings
The Anganwadiworker and Ayah are paid poor salary
Weaknesses
Strengths and weakness of PDS from a gender lens
Strength
Expands access to food of poor and poorest
Weakness
Exclusion of poor, Inclusion of rich, caste-
discrimination and corruption
Cards mainly on men’s names
Poor WHH not entitled to more rations
Ration shops are mainly run by men
Strength and weakness of food security bill- General
Strength• Entitlements • Greater entitlement for
priority groups • food for destitute,
migrants, homeless etc. • Disaster and food security• PDS can be run by SHG
and Panchayat
Weakness• Not production & utilzn.• Food voucher and cash
transfer -sale-alcohol• Food security allowance
may not work• Production vs demand• Conversion of land• Use of land - bio fuel/feed• Food exports • GM food for consumption
Strength and weakness of food security bill- Gender
Card -F
Free meal to P and L women
Maternity :
Rs 1000 6 months
Food commission to have two
women
Does not
address
Extra rations for WHH
Non pregnant women
malnourished
Women’s names
transfers and vouchers -
Intra-HH inequalities
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