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Food security refers to the reliable availability, affordability, and access to food for everyone. Achieving food security and ending hunger are central objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For India, food security remains a top development priority because high economic growth rates have not translated into reduced hunger and malnutrition. While large segments of the Indian population suffer from acute undernutrition, rising incomes and urbanization are quickly changing food consumption patterns away from cereals towards high-value foods like fish and meat. As a result, total demand for foodgrains is projected to increase due to population growth and indirect demand from animal feed. Eradicating hunger and malnutrition is critical for improving overall development, since healthy people contribute more to the economy through higher productivity and efficiency. The UN's post-2015 sustainable development agenda aims to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030. To do so, the interconnected issues of water, food and livelihoods must be addressed together. Food security involves not just food distribution but also production, people's livelihoods, and overall food system management. India's National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 aims to provide 75% of rural and 50% of urban populations with subsidized foodgrains under the targeted public distribution system.