This historical National Food Security Bill, 2013 was passed in the Lok Sabha on 25 August 2013. It promises to give right to the country's 80 crore people to get 5 kg of foodgrains every month at Rs 1-3 per kg.
Cost of ration, sugar in state PDS shops to increase
The Union Government has agreed to financially support the Food Subsidy Scheme of the state government for the Above the Poverty Line (APL) residents of the state. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies GS Bali said this today while talking to mediapersons here.
Food Security Bill might have been amended to prevent backdoor entry of contractors to provide micronutrients in meals through industrially-processed food, but the Jharkhand social welfare departme
Having enacted its own Food and Nutritional security Act, Chhattisgarh has now simplified procedures for its implementation so that the benefits percolate down to all beneficiaries who constitute a
Government assures members that it won’t tinker with federal structure of governance
The Rajya Sabha on Monday approved by voice vote the National Food Security Bill after the government assured members that it had no intention of tinkering with the federal structure of governance through the legislation.
To cover 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population by providing them with subsidised foodgrains
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the food security Bill after a seven-hour discussion and technical glitches in the voting system, which caused considerable delay.
The United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) ambitious National Food Security Bill might soon become reality. After getting approval from the Lok Sabha, the Bill is headed for the Upper House of Parliament for approval.
