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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown

The food relief program can also be used as a medium to communicate key messages about the epidemic, including on social distancing and other public health and safety measures. COVID-19 may be with us for a year or more; India’s relief package is only the beginning. Going forward, the government nee...

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Main Authors: Roy, Devesh, Boss, Ruchira, Pradhan, Mamata
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
Subjects:
covid-19
social protection
disease prevention
food security
cash transfers
social safety nets
poverty
rural areas
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143161
Summary:The food relief program can also be used as a medium to communicate key messages about the epidemic, including on social distancing and other public health and safety measures. COVID-19 may be with us for a year or more; India’s relief package is only the beginning. Going forward, the government needs a contingency plan focusing on how much, and for what length of time, the food system can continue to supply the social safety net in its current configuration. The lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions depend on it.

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