Subject(s): Nutrition policy -- Government policy -- Agriculture and state -- Economic aspects -- Food consumption trends in India- regional analysis, food security and calorie adequacy , public intervention in food grains market, liberalisation of food grains markets- food security and price stability, food security with emphasis on PDS vs EGS, employment , level of living and utilisation of PDS -- Food security and public support, PDS and food security in region of large agricultural instability, food security and PDS in Kerala