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Reimagining Safety Net Programs

In: Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India

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  • Prabhu Pingali

    (Cornell University)

  • Anaka Aiyar

    (Cornell University)

  • Mathew Abraham

    (Cornell University)

  • Andaleeb Rahman

    (Cornell University)

Abstract

Existing safety net programs in India provide income and nutritional assistance during different stages of an individual’s life. Critics have pointed out to inefficiencies in the design and delivery mechanisms which reduce the effectiveness of these programs in benefiting the targeted population. In this chapter, we argue that safety nets should account for the changing economic structure, demographic transitions and shifting livelihood patterns. As India urbanizes, focusing on urban poor, diversifying away from staple grain-focused policy is essential. Use of tools such as ICTs to curb corruption and leakages from the safety nets is essential. Finally, we highlight the complementary role of essential public goods provision together with the expansion of safety nets for reducing vulnerability and structural poverty.

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  • Prabhu Pingali & Anaka Aiyar & Mathew Abraham & Andaleeb Rahman, 2019. "Reimagining Safety Net Programs," Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy, in: Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India, chapter 0, pages 135-164, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psachp:978-3-030-14409-8_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14409-8_6
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    1. Akanksha Negi & Digvijay Singh Negi, 2022. "Difference-in-Differences with a Misclassified Treatment," Papers 2208.02412, arXiv.org.
    2. Sukhwinder Singh & Andrew D. Jones & Ruth S. DeFries & Meha Jain, 2020. "The association between crop and income diversity and farmer intra-household dietary diversity in India," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 12(2), pages 369-390, April.
    3. Kishore, Avinash & Singh, Vartika, 2021. "Seeds, Water, and Markets to Increase Wheat Productivity in Bihar, India," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315022, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

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