The uncertainty over the Lokpal Bill has overshadowed an equally significant National Food Security Bill, which was cleared by the Union Cabinet last week and is to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bill has been in the eye of the storm over targeted coverage of beneficiaries as against universalisation in view of the immense ramifications for the aam aadmi , struggling with rising food prices. In the second...
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Bill provides for cost sharing with States by Gargi Parsai
The controversial targeted National Food Security Bill, which got the nod of the Union Cabinet on Sunday, is a pet project of United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi. However, the recommendation made for near-universalisation by the National Advisory Council chaired by Ms. Gandhi, was set aside by the government. To be piloted by Minister of State (Independent) for Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas, the Bill will be introduced in the...
More »Why Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance rejected the UID Bill
-IBN The much hyped Unique Identification (UID) project led by Nandan Nilekani has run into trouble after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance rejecting the National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010 in its present form. The committee headed by Yashwant Sinha pointed out several anomalies in the existing bill and urged the government to "reconsider and review the UID scheme as also the proposals contained in the Bill in all its...
More »e-PDS system launched for greater transparency
-The Hindu Delhi Food and Supply Minister Haroon Yusuf on Wednesday launched the Electronic Public Distribution System (e-PDS) from a newly-constructed building for Circle Office of Food and Supplies Department at Gandhi Nagar in East Delhi. The Minister said the e-PDS system will reduce complaints of divergence and other corrupt practices. With the launch of this system, he said consumers would be able to get online information regarding their ration shops, availability...
More »Give immunity to bribe-giver, punish bribe-taker: Kaushik Basu
-The Indian Express Pitching for changes in laws to deal with corruption, the Prime Minister's Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu has said bribe-givers should not be penalised in case he has to pay money for getting the work done. In his revised paper to deal with corruption, Basu argued bribe giver could be penalised only if he or she benefits from government contracts. But in that case too, the penalty for bribe...
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