Question

Do you believe that the green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains? How?

Answer 1

• Due to the Green revolution, India has avoided famine, even when weather conditions were destructive.
• To achieve self-sufficiency in food grains, policymakers from India adopted different measures.
• In the field of agriculture, a new strategy was adopted which resulted in the ‘Green Revolution' which resulted in a massive increase in the production of rice and wheat.
• In July 1968, a special stamp was released by the former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi to record the massive progress made through the Green Revolution. It was entitled, ‘Wheat Revolution.’ Later on, the success was replicated in rice.
• Over the last 30 years, India has grown a variety of crops all over the country and we are self-sufficient in food grains. In fact, India is a leading producer of many agricultural products across the world.
• Now India not only has an adequate quantity of foodgrains but is also able to distribute it to many poor sections of the society through a meticulously designed food security system that involves buffer stock and public distribution systems (PDS).