The Supreme Court today directed the central government to ensure free distribution of food grain to people below the poverty line (BPL) instead of allowing the surplus stock to rot in the godowns of Food Corporation of India (FCI).
There are an estimated 65.2 million families covered by the BPL category and 24.3 million by the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY).
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sc-asks-centre-ensure-free-foodgrain-poor
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-storage
