The National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) has demanded that the Centre should ensure the passage of a comprehensive Food Security Act by making it a fundamental right.
Various units of the Federation across the country held dharnas and public meetings observing September 18 as “Demand Day”. In the Capital, a protest meeting was organised in front of Krishi Bhavan. NIFW general secretary Annie Raja said: “Even after three years of its rule, the present Government has failed to get the Food Security Bill passed which it had promised to do within 100 days. The Government clearly lacks the political will and social commitment which is the only reason to justify this delay.”
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/%E2%80%9Cspeed-food-security-act%E2%80%9D
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-distribution-system-pds
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy
