{"id":38351,"date":"2026-06-10T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=38351"},"modified":"2026-06-10T18:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:56:16","slug":"how-indian-families-survived-covid-19-food-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/how-indian-families-survived-covid-19-food-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"How Indian Families Survived COVID-19 Food Insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A new study published in PLOS One documents the desperate measures taken by vulnerable Indian families during the COVID-19 pandemic \u2014 from skipping meals to selling assets \u2014 and reveals which households suffered most and why.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When COVID-19 disrupted livelihoods across India, millions of vulnerable families were forced into a grim series of trade-offs \u2014 cutting back on food, pulling children out of school, and liquidating the few assets they had \u2014 just to get through each day. New research from Lancaster University and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) details how these households navigated the pandemic and what structural factors determined whether they survived it intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study, <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0350020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> June 10 in <em>PLOS One<\/em>, is based on 343 interviews conducted in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Goa between December 2022 and March 2023. Researchers spoke with 86 families in total, selecting a subset whose hardships were most severe and sustained. The interviews captured the experiences of men, women, and children as young as 7 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impossible Choices at the Dinner Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As employment dried up during lockdowns, families first tried to stretch what they had. That meant swapping out preferred foods for cheaper staples like potatoes and cereals, shrinking portion sizes, and cutting dairy and meat from their diets almost entirely. Researchers noted that this kind of dietary narrowing raises serious concerns about long-term nutritional health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women bore a disproportionate share of that burden. Many practiced what the researchers call &#8220;maternal buffering&#8221; \u2014 quietly reducing their own portions so that children and male household members had enough to eat. In shared homes, families began cooking together to save fuel and lower costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When those adjustments weren&#8217;t enough, households moved to more drastic measures: taking on loans, skipping meals altogether, sending children to live with grandparents or relatives, and selling household assets to cover basic food expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Migrant Workers Left Most Exposed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the groups studied, circular and recent migrant workers were the most exposed. When the pandemic triggered a wave of reverse migration \u2014 workers returning to their home villages after losing urban jobs \u2014 the pressure on rural economies intensified sharply, compounding existing inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But returning home wasn&#8217;t necessarily a lifeline. For families with fewer resources, the move placed added financial strain on a single earning member who was now responsible for a larger household. Social hierarchies rooted in caste and class also shaped which families could lean on community networks for support and which could not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A particularly stark example: one family of seasonal migrant brick kiln workers found that their food ration entitlement was registered in their home state, making them ineligible for government rations at their place of work. With no formal support available, they relied on daily meals provided through a local hospital partnering with a non-governmental organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government Support Proved Critical \u2014 But Had Gaps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India&#8217;s Public Distribution System (PDS), a federal program that provides subsidized cereals and staples to eligible households, proved to be a vital safety net during the crisis. The government doubled cereal allocations and added items such as oil and chickpeas to encourage dietary variety. For families with access, these expansions were described by researchers as a crucial lifeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the PDS&#8217;s structural limitation \u2014 that benefits are tied to a household&#8217;s place of registration \u2014 left migrant workers in a particularly precarious position. Many could not access rations in the cities or towns where they actually lived and worked, a portability problem that long predates the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings carry implications beyond India. As the researchers note, &#8220;[c]onflicts, disease outbreaks and global interdependencies that disrupt global supply chains are becoming increasingly common,&#8221; making resilience planning more urgent worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn an increasingly uncertain world, it is important to understand that household responses to global threats are not just about the crisis itself, but the existing structural inequalities and vulnerabilities that people are already coping with,&#8221; lead author Charumita Vasudev, a research associate in the School of Social Sciences at Lancaster University, said in a news release.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That observation points to a central takeaway: a household&#8217;s ability to weather a crisis has less to do with the crisis itself and more to do with the inequalities that existed long before it arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vasudev also argued that public programs like the PDS must be redesigned to account for those underlying vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Public policies like the PDS form the backbone of household&#8217;s resilience strategies. 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