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.