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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Food Security Bill may see some changes

Food Security Bill may see some changes

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published Published on Apr 8, 2012   modified Modified on Apr 8, 2012

-The Economic Times

 

The much-awaited Food Security Bill, which is being vetted by Parliamentary Standing Committee, may see some changes before being cleared. "The committee may go for universalising the distribution of grains to cover wider range of population," ministry sources said.

According to the original bill, the government is planning to make foodgrain available at low prices only to 'certain' targeted sections, that is, the below-poverty line population dividing the households into 'priority' and 'general' category.

"Now the committee is contemplating to scrap this population-division and cover the 67% population across the categories. Instead of giving 7 kg food grain per person per month to priority households and 3 kg per person per month to general households, the committee is considering to allow foodgrain of 5 kg per person per month across the beneficiaries ," the source added.

The committee is also looking at providing 75% coverage in the Food Security Act to people living in 250 poorest of the poor districts designated by the government. "It is also considering to give food security coverage to 90% population residing in the north-eastern and other hilly states," he said.

The change in the bill may bring down foodgrain requirement from 69.5 million tonnes to 61.5 million tonnes. "The Antodaya Aanaj Yojana (AAY), which provides rice and wheat at Rs 1 and Rs 2 per kg will continue along with the Food Security Act provisions," he said. The changes are said to be brought in for consideration after several political parties and economists called for having universal appeal.

The UPA needs support of political parties other than its allies for passing the bill in the parliament. "Food Security Bill should have a universal appeal as any targeted selection would lead to complications in picking the beneficiaries in a big country like India. The draft Bill, as envisaged currently, will exclude a huge segment of the population," he had recently said.

The Center for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA), a Delhi-based organisation said the division of population is a major hurdle in achieving the goal. "Dividing households into priority and general category and not universalising the distribution of grains, seems to be a step backwards," CBGA said.

The Economic Times, 5 April, 2012, http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news/31294328_1_priority-households-food-security-bill-general-households


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