-The Pioneer The union CABinet is expected to meet here Sunday evening to discuss the Lokpal and the food security bills, said official sources. The CABinet meeting, earlier scheduled for Monday, would now be held Sunday evening, the sources said Saturday evening Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on his way back from Russia Saturday, said the government hopes to bring the Lokpal bill to the CABinet by Sunday. "We are working day and night...
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Union CABinet clears Food Security Bill
-The Hindustan Times The union CABinet has cleared the National Food Security Bill that seeks to provide rice at Rs 3, wheat at Rs 2 and coarse grains at Re 1 per kg to over half of India's 1.2 billion population. The bill seeks to cover 75% of the rural population and 50% of urban households and proposes the right of every individual to 7 kg of foodgrain. The CABinet didn't take up...
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-CNN-IBN The Union CABinet on Sunday cleared Food Security Bill. The bill will now be tabled in Parliament. Earlier, around 30 activists staged a protest outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence in New Delhi on Sunday evening demanding immediate passage of Right to Food Bill. A senior police official said the activists were detained and taken to police station. The meeting was originally scheduled for Monday but advanced to Sunday evening, sources said. The...
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-The Economic Times Sonia Gandhi's pet programme - the food guarantee scheme - will be cleared by the CABinet on Monday. The decision has been taken after discussions with agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, who has been seeking detailed deliberation on the financial implications of the scheme as well as its impact on the farm sector. The bill will be referred to the standing committee on food after its introduction in Parliament....
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-The Times of India The Union CABinet on Sunday evening approved the National Food Security Bill that will provide rice at Rs 3, wheat at Rs 2 and coarse grains at Re 1 per kg to over half of India's 1.2 billion population. The meeting was held at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 7, Race Course Road residence. The CABinet on December 13 had deferred a decision on the Food Bill as the...
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