Food Security Bill gets Loksabha Nod
States Foodgrain Entitlements to be Protected Legally ; Definition of Meal Changed to Avoid Package Food ; States to get one year for Implementation of the Bill ; States to be Consulted for Making Rules to Carry out Provisions of Bill ; The National Food Security Bill, a historic initiative for ensuring food and nutritional security to the… Read More
Tags: Antyodaya Anna Yojana, Bill, Central Government, Food security, Law, LokSabha, Public Distribution System, United States
Delhi Govt. Public Notice on National Food Security Ordinance 2013
GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI OFFICE OF THF COMMISSIONER FOOD SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT I.P. ESTATE, K-BLOCK, VIKAS BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110002 PUBLIC NOTICE In pursuance of Section-10 of the National Food Security Ordinance 2013, Government of NCT of Delhi has framed guidelines for identification of Eligible Households. Copy of these guidelines is available on… Read More
Tags: Antyodaya Anna Yojana, APL, Below Poverty Line, Delhi, Food security, India, New Delhi, Public Distribution System
FAQS on the National Food Security Ordinance
Following are the some frequently asked questions and their answers on the Food Security Ordinance :- As per the Ordinance, only 67% of the population will be covered under TPDS. Why the coverage cannot be universalized? The entitlement proposed in the Bill are based on recent trends in production and procurement of foodgrains. The average… Read More
Tags: Antyodaya Anna Yojana, APL, Below Poverty Line, Food security, Government, India, Malnutrition, Ordinance
National Food Security Bill set to revolutionize Food Distribution System
National Food Security Bill - Set To reform the PDS By providing food security to 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population with focus on nutritional needs of children, pregnant and lactating women, the National Food Security Bill will revolutionize Food Distribution System. It will lead to massive PDS reforms including doorstep… Read More
Tags: Antyodaya Anna Yojana, Food security, Government of India, Green Revolution, India, National Food Security Bill, Public Distribution System, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
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