-National Human Rights Commission The National Human Rights Commission organized a day-long National Conference on 'Right to Food' in New Delhi today. Addressing it, Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, NHRC said that the Commission has always been concerned with the issue. Due to it's intervention, there is a lot of improvement now in Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput (KBK) Districts of Odisha which reported starvations deaths. The NHRC Chairperson said that there is...
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65% foodgrains of central pool lying in open in Haryana
-The Economic Times CHANDIGARH: Haryana government's claims of creating more space for storage of food stock are being questioned as over 65% wheat and rice stock of central pool is kept in the open in the state. With the Centre yet to lift 39.36 lakh tonne grains procured between 2009 and 2011, there is no space for paddy arriving and wheat expected to arrive after three months. "The food secretary has already assured...
More »Did govt jump gun on cash transfers?-Sidhartha
-The Economic Times The government's ambitious plan for direct cash transfer of subsidies is facing implementation hurdles even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday set a January 1 deadline to roll out the scheme in 51 districts. While the PM's announcement was a formality, the petroleum ministry has pointed out that once the Cabinet approves the new mechanism on oil and LPG subsidies, it will take 11 months for a rollout. This...
More »Sell excess wheat, share profit with farmers, says CACP
-The Economic Times The government should liquidate wheat stocks through exports and sales in the open market and share the proceeds with farmers to raise their income levels, a government panel suggested. In its latest report to the agriculture ministry, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), which recommends a minimum support price (MSP) for agriculture crops, is said to have maintained that there is no reason to lift the...
More »Mega stocking by government pushing up food prices? -Surojit Gupta & Sidhartha
-The Times of India Stocking up of foodgrains by the government could be one of the major factors for the continuing surge in food prices, warn experts. Latest wholesale price data available on the industry department's website shows that wheat prices are up almost 20% in October compared to a year ago. That's at a time when the government is holding stocks of 42 million tonnes — three times the buffer stock...
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