With universal PDS, T.N. lukewarm about Food Security Bill

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With universal PDS, T.N. lukewarm about Food Security Bill [1]

State officials are apprehensive of targeted coverage and allocations

The National Food Security Bill, which is again in news these days, may be generating much excitement in most parts of the country, but not in Tamil Nadu. The reason: a more comprehensive model in the form of universal public distribution system is in place.

Publication Date:

10/06/2013

Author(s): T. Ramakrishnan [2]

Source: Hindu (New Delhi) [3]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/universal-pds-tn-lukewarm-about-food-security-bill
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/t-ramakrishnan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-distribution-system-pds
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/census-2011
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/population
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-food-civil-supplies
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy