Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Dr Najarul Islam has said that the Food Security Ordinance 2013 to be implemented in the State soon, will cover a population of 2.52 crore of 52 lakh families.
Read text of the landmark National Food Security Bill, 2013. This 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.
Coinciding with the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today launched the National Food Security Ordinance-2013 – by distributing h
In pursuance of the Centre’s initiative to ensure food for all, Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday launched the National Food Security Ordinance (NFSO) 2013 commemorating the birth anniversary of Rajiv G
Delhi will become the first to launch the food security programme on Tuesday to coincide with the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The scheme intends to benefit at least 5.1 lakh families or 32 lakh people in Delhi in the first phase. The scheme will eventually cover 73.5 lakh families in the city.
The UPA’s food security legislation, introduced first as an ordinance and then as a bill pending discussion in Parliament, comes at a time when BJP-led Chhattisgarh already has a law in place.
Two days before the parliamentary debate, food minister KV Thomas on Sunday ruled out a demand from various political parties to universalise the public distribution system (PDS) against 67% covera
State govt says the ordinance will lead to lower entitlement of foodgrains from the current 35 kg to 25 kg
The Gujarat government has alleged that the Centre's National Food Security Ordinance (NFSO), which awaits Parliament approval is fraught with inconsistencies and will neither fulfill the nutritional needs nor will it supplement hunger. Incidentally, this is the issue which Chief Minister Narendra Modi raised in his speech on Independence Day.
Will study the system, figure out innovative ways to distribute food subsidy
As the government gets ready to implement the ambitious National Food Security Ordinance, India’s first-ever independent evaluation office has started evaluating the targeted public distribution system to find innovative ways to distribute the food subsidy.
