Understanding Food Security in Sikkim: A Case Study of Tathanchen Shyari Ward

It looks at the agricultural scenario of Sikkim and the two central schemes of PDS and MGNREGA in ensuring food security in the hill state of Sikkim its impact and challenges. The study aims to build strong management of food security at grassroots level trying to bring better governance in the form of accountability, transparency and advocacy at the lowest level which could be applicable to the hill area including north east states of India in general and Sikkim in specific.