Editorial

Abstract

The Food Front: Within a period of two years India is to become entirely self-sufficient with regard to her food requirements and all food imports from abroad should cease by 1951.This is the objective set forth by the Prime Minister of India and he has appealed to the Nation to make serious efforts in this direction.While the problem of maintaining our food production to the level of our needs in relation to the rapidly growing population of the country is a large range problem and should be taackled as such,the immediate problem is what should be done here and now to make good the deficit of our basic requirements within the stipulated period of two years.A - special organisation has been set up and a Commissioner of food production has been appinted to tackle the problem on an All-India basis.The highest priority is to be given to the food problem bth in the centre and the provinces.Transport bottlenecksare to be removed and steps taken to increase the supply of fertilizers.seeds and implements.The activities of the various provinces and states are to be co-ordinated and adjustments made to avoid wastage,overlapping and duplication of effort.Sufficient funds will be placed at the disposal of the Food Commissioner to enable him to carry out the work entrusted to him.This organistion,it is hoped.with the active co-operation of the provinces and states and the people of this country will be able to make the country self-sufficient before the end of the year 1951.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.194960

Pages

301 - 302

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