Food Security, Storage Issues & Wastage
खाद्य सुरक्षा, भंडारण मुद्दे और बर्बादी
Food Security, Storage Issues & Wastage is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper III syllabus, under Agriculture & Rural Development. It appeared in Mains GS Paper III question papers in 4 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2016, 2019, 2021, 2024). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
What should you study in Food Security, Storage Issues & Wastage?
- PDS — national food security; beneficiaries, costs, leakages
- Buffer stocks — operational & strategic reserves; FCI reforms
- Food Corporation of India — decentralised procurement; state agencies
- Nutrition security — diversification beyond rice & wheat; millets push
How often is Food Security, Storage Issues & Wastage asked in UPSC Mains?
Asked in 4 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: asked
- 2017: not asked
- 2018: not asked
- 2019: asked
- 2020: not asked
- 2021: asked
- 2022: not asked
- 2023: not asked
- 2024: asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Mains GS Paper III paper
GS Paper III is a 250-mark descriptive Mains paper covering technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management. See all 50 Mains GS Paper III topics.
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Syllabus: UPSC Civil Services notification. Topic breakdown, subtopics and PYQ years: GS Score UPSC Syllabus 2026-27 booklet. Sources & credits
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