How to stop hunger from complicating India's Covid fight

A judicious mix of policies, combining direct payments with free food, in addition to providing work under MGNREGA, is urgently needed to ensure economic and physical access to food for the vulnerable sections. The govt has already announced some of these measures, but the quantum of assistance and the coverage of beneficiaries need to be expanded.

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