A Note on Procurement of Cereals

Abstract
The path to development and progress of a nation is determined by the availability and access to affordable food. Thus, procuring fine cereals has been an essential component of our development. The Government of India aims to address procurement-related problems by introducing decentralised procurement. This allows a State to procure cereals as per its requirement for distribution to eligible consumers in government schemes. This can benefit farmers in many regions. Decentralised procurement can also reduce the cost involved in production, procurement, and distribution of cereals, lowering Government food subsidies. The digitization of procurement operations ensures that only farmers participate in procurement and only participating farmers’ bank accounts are credited with the procurement proceeds. The present study is an effort to evaluate procurement, especially the decentralised procurement of cereals.

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