-FnBnews.com The Working Group for Children Under Six (Jan Swasthya Abhiyan - Right to Food Campaign) is appalled by the scant regard for children in the draft National Food Security Bill of the Government of India that has been approved by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), according to a press note issued by the Right to Food Campaign on Monday. The note further states, "Not only does this draft do grave...
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Centre to soon consult states on draft Food Bill
-PTI The Centre will soon initiate the consultation process with the state governments on the draft National Food Security Bill that aims to provide legal right on subsidised foodgrains to 68 per cent of India's population. "We will at the earliest start the consultation process with the states. The law ministry has already vetted the draft bill and the same has been communicated to the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee," Food Minister K...
More »Govt faces land consent rule by Basant Kumar Mohanty
The “80 per cent consent” clause in the draft land acquisition bill may be extended to government projects too, rural development ministry sources have said. In its current form, the draft bill makes the consent of 80 per cent of the landowners mandatory only in case of land acquisition for private industry. In case of land acquisition for government projects, the draft merely requires “consultations” and not consent. However, among the several...
More »Present Food Security bill unacceptable: Karat
-IANS Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said the Food Security bill in its current form will curtail the Food Security as it caters to certain sections of society. "This will not be a good Food Security legislation as they are trying to restrict the Food Security to certain sections of society. They have already given a quota - 46% of the population in rural areas...
More »No regard for kids in National Food Security Bill: Activists
-IANS The draft National Food Security Bill, which has been approved by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), has scant regard for children and does not assure their right to Food Security, activists of the Right to Food campaign said Monday. "It appears that the government does not consider the specific issues related to the Food Security of children, who form about 40 percent of the population, or the vast problem...
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