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Food security law can't cater to APL families [1]

Devika Banerji / New Delhi August 25, 2009, 1:01 IST

The central pool of food grains is insufficient to provide for families above the poverty line (APL) who are covered by the Targetted Public Distribution System (TPDS), if they are to be all included in the proposed National Food Security Act, show data from the Planning Commission.

Publication Date: 
25/08/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Poverty [3], Ministry Of Agriculture [4], Food Security [5], Planning Commission [6]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission