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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Maneka Gandhi writes to PMO opposing cash provision in lieu of ration -Amrita Madhukalya

Maneka Gandhi writes to PMO opposing cash provision in lieu of ration -Amrita Madhukalya

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published Published on Jul 16, 2018   modified Modified on Jul 16, 2018
-DNA

Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi has again raised objections against the provision of implementing cash transfers in lieu of dietary supplements, known officially as Take Home Ration (THR), marking perhaps the third time the ministry has officially spoken against it. A decision to implement the provision in ten vulnerable districts was passed at the National Nutrition Council's inaugural meeting on April 18, chaired by NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar. Gandhi was not present at the meeting.

After the meeting of the Council, Gandhi expressed her apprehensions to the Prime Minister's Office and the Niti Aayog. In a letter that Gandhi sent out, she said that the ministry, which procures the ration in volumes of metric tonnes, has "economies of scale" on its side. She contended that the provision of Rs 25 per beneficiary, per month, will be inadequate for individual procurement. The move, she further argued, will prove to be detrimental in a crucial year, with elections ahead.

The WCD ministry has repeatedly spoken against implementing the provision with the contention that the cash provided will be inadequate for the beneficiaries -- children between the age group of six months and three years, pregnant women and lactating mothers. In previous instances, WCD ministry officials contended that to bring in cash transfers, the National Food Safety Act (NFSA) will have to be amended as to avoid any violation of the law.

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DNA, 15 July, 2018, http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maneka-gandhi-writes-to-pmo-opposing-cash-provision-in-lieu-of-ration-2637246


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