-ANI The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said the UPA Government is committed to the passage of Food Security Bill. "The Food Security Bill is a very important legislation for the government. The UPA is committed to make this law after considering all opinions," he said. Meanwhile, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said he has to look into various angles before taking a call. "I am neither ruling in or ruling out. I have...
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Food Bill moved despite ruckus in Lok Sabha-Vinay Kumar
-The Hindu Bill represents a shift from welfare-based approach to a rights-based one:Food Minister Amid the Opposition uproar in the Lok Sabha over allegations of corruption in the UPA government, the National Food Security Bill was taken up for consideration on Monday. When, after frequent disruptions, the House reassembled at 3 p.m., Girija Vyas, who was in the Chair, announced that the House would take up for further consideration the motion moved by...
More »The responsibility to protect -Anjali Bhardwaj and Shekhar Singh
-The Indian Express A sound whistleblowers' protection law is long awaited. It languishes in Parliament at the system's peril Nandi Singh, a resident of a remote village in Assam, was brutally attacked with axes in September 2012 as a result of a complaint filed by him regarding irregularities in the functioning of fair price shops supplying rations under the public distribution system. He succumbed to his injuries on the way to the...
More »Free LPG Cylinders, Gas Stoves Given to Poor Families
-Outlook New Delhi: Around one lakh poor families have been given free LPG cylinders and gas stoves under an ambitious scheme launched by the Delhi Government to end use of kerosene which often does not reach the intended beneficiaries. "More than one lakh people have been provided LPG connection with cylinder and gas stoves so far under the Kerosene Free Delhi Scheme," Food and Supplies Minister Harun Yusuf told reporters. The scheme...
More »Lessons from the East Godavari pilot-Reetika Khera
-The Hindu A computerised database of ration card holders and purchases is a safeguard against diversion of PDS supplies but the process can be disruptive for beneficiaries The government has initiated an interesting pilot for the Public Distribution System (PDS) in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. When cardholders go to buy their PDS rations, their ration card number and UID (Unique Identification) number are punched into an "e-Point of Sale" (ePOS) machine. If...
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