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Poverty and food security are complex and multidimensional in character and both are interlinked. Eradication of poverty and provision of food security is indispensible for economic growth and development. The objective of the study is to focus on three important aspects of food security namely, -role of public distribution system, prevention of food wastage and scope of technology/bio-technology in achieving the objective of food security to eradicate poverty. Public distribution is corrupt and inefficient therefore, efforts should be made to eliminate corruption (36% of cereals are sold in black market). Food wastage is inevitable because of traditional practices and methods which have strong resistance to change. Technology in particular bio-technology is giving us hope by adding nutritional value and stimulating agricultural production besides conservation of natural resources. So food security is an ambition to be achieved in the years to come.