(i) Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutrition Meal Programme
(ii) Pradhan Manthri Gramodaya Yojana Scheme.
(iii) Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Programme
(iv) Mid-day Meal Programme.

(i) Under universal PDS all the family ration card holders are entitled to the supplies from PDS. Tamil Nadu has adopted universal PDS.
(ii) In the targeted PDS, the beneficiaries are identified based on certain criteria and given their entitlements, leaving out the rest. The rest of the states in India have adopted targeted PDS.

The recurrent droughts experienced by India pushed her to be dependent on imports of food grains. In such situation United States of America extended assistance, through its Public Law 480 (PL 480) scheme to India during early 1960s. The situation was popularly known as 'Ship to Mouth' existence.

According to FAO "food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life".

(i) Nutrition plays a crucial role in human health and well being.
(ii) A large number of children are stunted.
(iii) A substantial number of children and women are underweight, anemic and suffer from micro nutrient deficiencies.
(iv) The government at the centre and states governments have been channelising substantial resources into various health and nutrition schemes and programmes
(v) TamilNadu has played a pioneering role in bringing about significant changes in the health and nutritional status of children under six years of age, pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescent girls.
(vi) The performance of the ICDS scheme and the Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious MeaI programme (PTMGRNMP) in TamilNadu are considered one of the best in the country.
Malnutrition free Tamilnadu:
(i) The Government of TamilNadu's policy for "A Malnutrition free Tam Nadu", guides the states long term multi-sectoral strategy for eliminating Malnutrition.
(ii) The goal is "reducing human Malnutrition of all types to the levels of best performing countries".
(iii) The government of Tamil Nadu is working towards the policy of 'A malnutrition-free TamilNadu'.
(iv) Its goal is reducing human malnutrition of all types to the levels of best forming countries.
(v) The ICDS has been expanded to unreached areas also.
(vi) ICDS is now considered to be one of the world's largest programmes of its kind.
The PTMGRNMP:
(i) The PTMGRNMP is considered to be the largest moon meal programme in the country.
(ii) It is combating malnutrition among children, increasing primary school enrolment and reducing dropout rates.
(iii) Other states in the country have modelled their noon meal programmes along the lines of Tamil Nadu's pioneering efforts.

a) Over population:
i) The population growth rate in India is high as 1.7 per 1000. Large population leads to increasing demand, but supply was not equal to the demand.
ii) So the normal price level will be going higher. So it affects purchasing power, especially in rural population
b) Increasing prices of essential goods:
Even though there has been a constant growth in GDP and growth opportunities in the
Indian economy, there have been steady increase in the prices of essential goods.
The continuous rise in the prices erodes the purchasing power and adversely affect the poor people
c) Demand for goods:
When demand for goods increases, the price of goods increases. Then the purchasing power is affected.
d) Price of goods affect the values of currency:
When the price increases the purchasing power decreases and finally the value of currency decreases
e) Production and supply of goods.
When the production and supply of goods decline the price of goods increases. Then the purchasing power is affected
f) Poverty and Inequality:
i) There exists a huge economic disparity in the Indian economy. The proportion of income and assets owned by top 10% of Indian goes on increasing. This has led to an increase in the poverty level in the society.
ii) Generally purchasing power is affected by poverty and unequal distribution of wealth also.

i) Minimum support price is a price fixed by an expert group for a particular crop by considering various costs involved in the cultivation of that crop,
ii) After announcing the MSP the state will open procurement centers in places where these crops are widely grown.
iii) However, the farmers are free to sell in the open market if they get a better price for their crop produce.
iv) On the other hand if the open market price is lower than the MSP, the farmers would get an assured price (the MSP) by selling their produce to the FCI.
v) Minimum support price (MSP) for the crops were announced at the beginning of the season and the state procured the harvested grains through the Food Corporation of India (FCI).

a) Raising the productivity of Inputs:
One of the important objectives of India's agricultural policy is to improve the productivity of inputs so purchased like HYV seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, irrigation projects etc.
b) Raising value-added per hectare :
Agricultural policy is to increase per hectare value-added rather than raising physical output by raising the productivity of agriculture in general and productivity of small and marginal holding in particular.
c) Protecting the interests of poor farmers:
Agricultural policy in proposed to protect the interests of poor and marginal farmers by abolishing intermediaries through land reforms, expanding in institutional credit support to poor farmers, etc.
d) Modernising agricultural sector:
Here the policy support includes the introduction of modern technology in agricultural operations and application of improved agricultural inputs like HYV seeds, fertilizers, etc.
e) Environmental degradation :
Agricultural policy of India has set another objective to check environmental degradation of natural base of Indian agriculture,
f) Removing bureaucratic obstacles:
The policy has set another objective to reserve bureaucratic obstacles on the farmer's co- operative societies and self help institutions so that they can work independently.