New Delhi: Says direct cash transfer in lieu of grain currently not desirable
A Parliamentary panel on the food security Bill has suggested providing legal entitlement of 5 kg of heavily-subsidised grain to each beneficiary per month, which would cover 67% of the country's population. The Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, headed by Vilas Muttemwar, also said the direct cash transfer in lieu of grain entitlements at this juncture may not be desirable, suggesting that banking infrastructure and accessibility to banking facility need to be made available throughout India before introducing the cash transfer.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/panel-suggests-5-kg-subsidised-grain-67-population
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-distribution-system-pds
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/population
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-food-civil-supplies
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy
