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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The Communal Violence Bill will come up before the NAC on July 15.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Asked why these issues did not arise in NAC 1, he said, &amp;ldquo;Last time, things just evolved.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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Sonia-led council to discuss &amp;ldquo;procedures&amp;rdquo; and Food Security Bill



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Sonia-led council to discuss &amp;ldquo;procedures&amp;rdquo; and Food Security Bill



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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC), in its second avatar, is looking to expand its mandate. On Thursday, when its members assemble for its first substantive meeting, the NAC will discuss &amp;ldquo;procedures,&amp;rdquo; alongside the crucial &amp;mdash; and now controversial &amp;mdash; Food Security Bill, while a sub-committee will tackle the Communal Violence Bill.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The Communal Violence Bill will come up before the NAC on July 15.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This could be controversial, the sources said. For, this sort of expanded mandate would mean the NAC clashing with the Planning Commission and earning the wrath of the State governments. &amp;ldquo;I am of the opinion,&amp;rdquo; an NAC member (who was there in the first term as well) told The Hindu, &amp;ldquo;we should confine our dealings to the Union Ministries and to making policy recommendations. We can&#039;t be doing the Planning Commission&#039;s job, we can&#039;t take over monitoring of the State governments.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Asked why these issues did not arise in NAC 1, he said, &amp;ldquo;Last time, things just evolved.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hard battle ahead&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Given that the draft Bill, now under discussion by an Empowered Group of Ministers promises much less, it looks as though it will be a long hard battle for the NAC. The draft Bill cleared by the EGoM in March delinked food security from nutritional security; recommended a blanket definition of BPL families without any provision for the most vulnerable; suggested a monthly quota of 25 kg of rice/wheat without fixing the price; introducing the concept of food security allowance to allow the government to provide cash if grain is unavailable; and a grievance redress mechanism left to individual State governments to set up.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sonia-led council to discuss &amp;ldquo;procedures&amp;rdquo; and Food Security Bill



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Sonia-led council to discuss &ldquo;procedures&rdquo; and Food Security Bill



The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC), in its second avatar, is looking to expand its mandate. On Thursday, when its members assemble for its first substantive meeting, the NAC will discuss...'
$disp = '<p align="justify"><font ></font></p><p align="justify"><br /><font ><em>Sonia-led council to discuss &ldquo;procedures&rdquo; and Food Security Bill<br /></em></font></p><p align="justify"><font >The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC), in its second avatar, is looking to expand its mandate. On Thursday, when its members assemble for its first substantive meeting, the NAC will discuss &ldquo;procedures,&rdquo; alongside the crucial &mdash; and now controversial &mdash; Food Security Bill, while a sub-committee will tackle the Communal Violence Bill.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >The Communal Violence Bill will come up before the NAC on July 15.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >NAC sources said some of the new members felt that a large swathe of civil society outside the council should be engaged as part of its deliberations and research organisations employed to conduct independent evaluations of ongoing government programmes. Also, the NAC should have a larger reach than what it had in its first tenure, the new members said.</font></p><p align="justify"><font ><em>Controversial?</em></font></p><p align="justify"><font >This could be controversial, the sources said. For, this sort of expanded mandate would mean the NAC clashing with the Planning Commission and earning the wrath of the State governments. &ldquo;I am of the opinion,&rdquo; an NAC member (who was there in the first term as well) told The Hindu, &ldquo;we should confine our dealings to the Union Ministries and to making policy recommendations. We can't be doing the Planning Commission's job, we can't take over monitoring of the State governments.&rdquo;</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Asked why these issues did not arise in NAC 1, he said, &ldquo;Last time, things just evolved.&rdquo;</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Apart from this, the key issue will be the Food Security Bill. Harsh Mander, a new member, who has been an active food rights campaigner, will be making a presentation on Thursday, and it will then be discussed. This proposal, sources said, includes an Act that promises a monthly quota of 35 kg of cereals at Rs. 3 a kg per household; multilayered classification of target groups going beyond the standard below the poverty line (BPL) definition; ensuring nutritional requirements for the most vulnerable groups such as infants, small children and the aged through midday meals; and appointing State food commissioners as part of a grievance redress mechanism..</font></p><p align="justify"><font ><em>Hard battle ahead</em></font></p><p align="justify"><font >Given that the draft Bill, now under discussion by an Empowered Group of Ministers promises much less, it looks as though it will be a long hard battle for the NAC. The draft Bill cleared by the EGoM in March delinked food security from nutritional security; recommended a blanket definition of BPL families without any provision for the most vulnerable; suggested a monthly quota of 25 kg of rice/wheat without fixing the price; introducing the concept of food security allowance to allow the government to provide cash if grain is unavailable; and a grievance redress mechanism left to individual State governments to set up.<br /></font></p>'
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NAC looking for expanded mandate by Smita Gupta

Sonia-led council to discuss “procedures” and Food Security Bill The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC), in its second avatar, is looking to expand its mandate. On Thursday, when its members assemble for its first substantive meeting, the NAC will discuss “procedures,” alongside the crucial — and now controversial — Food Security Bill, while a sub-committee will tackle the Communal Violence Bill. The Communal Violence Bill will come up before the NAC on July 15. NAC sources said some of the new members felt that a large swathe of civil society outside the council should be engaged as part of its deliberations and research organisations employed to conduct independent evaluations of ongoing government programmes. Also, the NAC should have a larger reach than what it had in its first tenure, the new members said. Controversial? This could be controversial, the sources said. For, this sort of expanded mandate would mean the NAC clashing with the Planning Commission and earning the wrath of the State governments. “I am of the opinion,” an NAC member (who was there in the first term as well) told The Hindu, “we should confine our dealings to the Union Ministries and to making policy recommendations. We can't be doing the Planning Commission's job, we can't take over monitoring of the State governments.” Asked why these issues did not arise in NAC 1, he said, “Last time, things just evolved.” Apart from this, the key issue will be the Food Security Bill. Harsh Mander, a new member, who has been an active food rights campaigner, will be making a presentation on Thursday, and it will then be discussed. This proposal, sources said, includes an Act that promises a monthly quota of 35 kg of cereals at Rs. 3 a kg per household; multilayered classification of target groups going beyond the standard below the poverty line (BPL) definition; ensuring nutritional requirements for the most vulnerable groups such as infants, small children and the aged through midday meals; and appointing State food commissioners as part of a grievance redress mechanism.. Hard battle ahead Given that the draft Bill, now under discussion by an Empowered Group of Ministers promises much less, it looks as though it will be a long hard battle for the NAC. The draft Bill cleared by the EGoM in March delinked food security from nutritional security; recommended a blanket definition of BPL families without any provision for the most vulnerable; suggested a monthly quota of 25 kg of rice/wheat without fixing the price; introducing the concept of food security allowance to allow the government to provide cash if grain is unavailable; and a grievance redress mechanism left to individual State governments to set up.