UNIVERSITY

OF

PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES

COLLEGE

OF

LEGAL

STUDIES

BTECH+LLB
[I.P.R]
SEMESTER 4
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013-2014

SESSION: JANUARY-

MAY

SYNOPSIS
FOR
Constitution Law
(LLBL 221)
Under the Supervision of: Ms. Kavya Salim

NAME

ISHAN TIWARI

SAP NO
500023684
ROLL NO
R840212012

INTRODUCTION
Right to food is part of an overall goal of achieving right to development. The
adoption
By the United Nations in 1986 of the Declaration on the Right to Development was
The culmination of a long process of international deliberation on human rights
which
Were perceived from the very beginning as an integrated whole of all civil,
political,
Economic, social and cultural rights. The Declaration says The Right to
Development
Is an inalienable human right by virtue of which every human person and all
peoples
Are entitled to participate in and contribute to and enjoy economic, social, cultural,
And political development in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms
can
Be fully realized. Because of its association with justice and equity, the Right to
development is fundamentally different from conventional Policies and progress
for development, whether seen as increasing the growth of GNP, supplying basic
needs, or improving the index of human development. The individuals must have
equal opportunity of access to the
Resources for development and receive fair distribution of the benefits of
development.
In order to analyze right to food it is important to be clear about the definition,
Contents and obligations. This section covers these aspects.
DEFINITION

The right to food is defined by the UN Special Rapporteur on the

Right to Food as the Right to have regular, permanent and

unrestricted access, either directly or by means Of financial

purchases, to quantitatively and qualitatively adequate and
sufficient food Corresponding to the cultural traditions of the
people to which the consumer belongs, and This ensures a
physical and mental, individual and collective, fulfilling and
dignified Life free of fear.The general obligation of the State Party
is to take steps including, in particular, legislative Measures to the
maximum of available resources, towards the full realization of
the right To food and to ensure non-discrimination (art. 2 ICESCR).
The CESCR has adopted an Analytical framework for the
description of the obligations to respect, protect and fulfill
(Facilitate and provide) the right to food.10
As part of its follow-up to the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines
to Support the
Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the
Context of National Food Security11 (hereinafter referred to as
Right to Food Guidelines), FAO has developed Seven
implementation steps for States, as follows: (1) identifying and
targeting the hungry And the poor; (2) conducting a thorough
assessment of existing policies, institutions And laws; (3) adopting
a sound food security strategy; (4) elaborating a framework law;
(5) Allocating institutional roles and responsibilities; (6)
monitoring progress towards Established benchmarks; and (7)
establishing recourse mechanisms. Steps four and seven Are
directly related to the issue of constitutional and legal protection
of the right to food.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Although all rights are important, right to food plays a pivotal role in the rights
based Approach to development. The objective of this paper is to examine right to
food in The Indian context. We analyze the right to food in terms of availability,
accessibility, Adequacy and sustainability. These will be examined in terms of
equity and Justiciability.
The study is different from the earlier studies on food security because it is based

On human rights approach. The issue of food is approached from the rights
perspective.
Specifically, the project addresses the following questions:
(a) What are the definitions, contents and obligations of right to food?
(b) How far India progressed in fulfilling right to food?
(c) What are the Programmes and policies India followed in achieving right to
food?
(d) What should be done to achieve right to food to all citizens of India?

Survey of the existing Literature

A lot of research has been done on the. There are different sources like books and
articles through which research is done.
Sources areBooks
Right to Food {Philips Alston, Katarina Tomaevski Martinus Nijhoff
Publishers, 1984}
The Right to Food: In Theory and Practice
Articles Financial and Distribution Implication of the Food Security Law (Prachi
Mishra, Economic and Political Weekly, 28 September 2013)
Food as a Right (The Hindu, 3 April 2013)
An Act to feed 120 crore people (D.S. Rawat, Tehelka, 27 March, 2012)

Methodology

My methodology for this project is Conceptual Research. The step by step method
I will adopt to make this project is

To understand the topic thoroughly.

Find sources from Articles, Books etc. for the research
To study them, and understand them with their practical applicability.
To filter the important information which is required to make project?
To write them systematically according to chapterization.
To submit it to the teacher for evaluation.

OBJECTIVES
Objectives of This Project Report are: To understand the current situation on Food Availability in Country.
To get a thorough understanding of Provisions under Indian Constitution
aimed towards securing Right to food.
A Study of Food Security Bill of august 2013.
To Get a Statistical View On Food Availability Status in various States

PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION

The universe for data of given project is India, every data collected is from
various national surveys conducted by various governmental and nongovernmental agencies.
The Data collected is borrowed from various surveys via online links.
The results are extrapolated for the whole of population of the area under
considerations.
Mostly data will be presented in tabular form.

CHAPTERIZATION

Contents of Right To Food

Progress on Right To Food
Violations Of Right To Food
Policies And Programmes to realize Right To Food
Concluding Observations
Summary of Food Security Bill (August 2013)