The proposed food security law is expected to kick in by next April for a year in one-fourth — or 200 — of the country’s poorest districts or blocks, depending on whichever is administratively tenable. The proposal — agreed upon by the National Advisory Council (NAC) — is tactically aimed at pleasing food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar as well as others in the government, Planning Commission and the advisory panel...
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PDS revamp comes a day ahead of food law meet
On the eve of a decision on the draft food security law by the Sonia Gandhi headed National Advisory Council, the government unveiled a blueprint for a complete revamp of the public distribution system, or PDS. State food ministers on Tuesday approved time bound changes in the PDS to plug the weaknesses in the system to create the appropriate delivery mechanism for meeting legal commitments of the proposed law. The...
More »APL can be roped into food security scheme by limiting BPL quota: Rangarajan by Gargi Parsai
Ultimately, the answer lies in increasing farm production and productivity The Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, C. Rangarajan, on Tuesday suggested that people Above the Poverty Line (APL) could be considered for the mandatory food security scheme by limiting the subsidised foodgrains entitlement of Below the Poverty line (BPL) beneficiaries to 30 kg per month per family (instead of 35 kg). “An alternative is to give the...
More »Government's food subsidy bill totals Rs 60000 crore
The Centre is gearing up to put in place a stringent monitoring system for the Public Distribution System (PDS) even as coining the food security law becomes more complicated and prolonged. Some 11 states gave their suggestions to the Centre on the issue here today at a meeting of state food ministers, in what is seen as a bid by food minister Sharad Pawar to bring PDS back into the...
More »States submit recommendations on improving PDS
State governments on Monday submitted their recommendations to the Centre on how to improve the public distribution system (PDS), including steps to ensure timely distribution and reduce leakages. The states presented their views at a two-day conference of Food Secretaries of all the states and Union Territories, which began on Monday. The meeting assumes mportance as the Centre is enacting a National Food Security Act to provide cheap foodgrains to...
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