Allaying fears that the ambitious food security bill may not be enacted in the next financial year due to meagre allocation for food subsidy in the Budget, the government on Wednesday said the legislation was expected to implemented by December-end.
The food ministry is mulling changes in various set-ups like the public distribution system for the smooth execution of a food security law, but the Act would increase the food subsidy considerably, almost by 50 per cent over the Budget allocation.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/food-bill-likely-be-rolled-out-december-says-minister
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/budget
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-food-civil-supplies
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy
