1 Consumption of Food grain and Calorie Deprivation in Rural West Bengal: A Case study of Two Villages in Birbhum District-2010 Dr. Santanu Rakshit (#), Priyadarshini Roy (@), Abstract In rural India, nutrition and subsequent energy is primarily derived from the food grain. However, food grain supply and subsequent consumption level has steadily decreased from independence and the fall is more drastic in the neo-liberal period. This has also given rise to the foodgrain & feed grain controversy. Development initiatives in superstructural level would help little if the primary source of sustenance of human life is not available. N.R.E.G.A., Food for Work Program etc. can ameliorate the problem. Key Words; Food grain, Feed grain, Poverty, Calorie Deprivation, Stratification # Dr. Santanu Rakshit, Reader, PCK, Visva Bharati @ Priyadarshini Roy, MA-II student of Rural Development, PCK, Visva-Bharati We sincerely acknowledge the active cooperation of all the final year student of MA Rural Development, session (2008-10)