ABSTRACT
Gandhiji also wanted that the pathway to ending hunger should be opportunities for everyone to earn their daily bread, since the process of ending hunger should not lead to the erosion of human dignity. In a Universal PDS system, both self-selection and welldefined exclusion criteria operated by elected local bodies will help to eliminate those who are not in need of social support for their daily bread. The Crop Holiday declared by farmers in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh is a wake-up call. The government should seriously consider adopting as a general policy the formula suggested by the National Commission on Farmers that MSP should be C2 plus 50 per cent. The National Food Security Bill, 2011 provides the last chance for making a frontal attack on poverty-induced hunger and for realising Mahatma Gandhi's desire that the God of Bread should be present in every home and hut in our country.
