Differences between the National Advisory Council (NAC), headed by Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, and the government over the food security Bill have begun to narrow, but a suggestion by the agriculture ministry to offer Cash to poor consumers in case sufficient foodgrain isn’t available remains a contentious issue.“We do not have any serious objections to the recommendations of the NAC. But the ministry wants to have the provision for...
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After favourable WTO verdict, US told to return shrimp money by Amiti Sen
India has asked the US to return shrimp exporters’ money locked up in Customs bonds. The US had imposed anti-dumping duty of 10.17% on Indian shrimps in 2005 and also asked local importers to provide enhanced Customs bonds worth the duty for past 12-month imports. When the US shrimp importers refused to furnish these bonds, India’s exporters had to shoulder the cost to keep shipments going. Following a successful complaint by...
More »National Advisory Council to examine new RTI draft rules by Nidhi Sharma
National Advisory Council (NAC) will examine threadbare the new draft rules framed for Right to Information Act , which make it mandatory for applicants to file questions in 250 words and pay for hiring photocopy machine used to provide information. NAC’s sub-group on transparency and accountability, headed by social activist Aruna Roy, would discuss the draft rules in its meeting on Monday. The draft rules for RTI Act have been framed...
More »CM’s dream: Bihar food on all platters
Chief minister Nitish Kumar dreams big. His latest wish is to boost the agricultural output of the state to such an extent that every person in this nation has at least one food item from Bihar on his or her platter.“I want to take Bihar to the pinnacle. I dream of a day when every people in this nation will have at least one food item in their dish or...
More »Food Security Act may float backup fund by Devika Banerji
The proposed Food Security Act is likely to float a fund to act as a backup in years of drought or flood. The contingency fund will facilitate direct Cash transfer in place of foodgrain entitlements to families unable to access foodgrain due to reduced supply in the public distribution system.“We have suggested a fund for drought or flood, and when our production is hit. The fund will be with the...
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