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Four crore signatures call for Food Bill in this session [1]

Left parties submit the papers to Prime Minister

Leaders of four Left parties met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to ask the government to take immediate measures to bring in food security legislation in this budget session that would provide for a universal public distribution system; ensure 35 kg of grains at not more than Rs. 2 a kg and end the cash transfer scheme for the public distribution system.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2013
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Food Security [3], Public Distribution System (PDS) [4], Legislation [5], Direct Cash Transfer [6], Food Policy [7]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/four-crore-signatures-call-food-bill-session
[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/public-distribution-system-pds
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cash-transfer
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy