Why does India struggle with food insecurity despite being one of the world's largest food producers, and what does this reveal about the real drivers of hunger? Despite advancements in agricultural productivity and food-related welfare schemes, food insecurity continues to infest India, exposing deep-rooted systemic inefficiencies and socio-economic disparities. This paper contributes by emphasizing the qualitative aspects of food security, such as distribution, utilization, and socio-economic access, rather than focusing on just the quantitative aspects like production and price indices. Using secondary research and data from governmental, academic, and institutional sources, this paper explores the intertwined nature of income disparity, nutritional inequality, and inflation along with supply chain inefficiencies and how it affects food security, particularly in India. Ultimately, it argues that food security is not a singular agricultural or economic issue but a multi-dimensional challenge that demands both immediate policy rectification and long-term structural transformation. The question in this research paper is answered by taking into consideration a hypothesis that food insecurity in India is not a result of food scarcity but stems from systemic failures in distribution, deep-rooted socio-economic inequalities, and inconsistent policy implementation.