New Delhi:
The government's Food Security Bill will be redrafted after three weeks and will include fresh suggestions from the Planning Commission and the Food Ministry.
At a meeting of the empowered panel on food security it was decided that the:
Speaking NDTV, the Supreme Court Commissioner on Food Security said that providing 35 kg of foodgrain to the poor was the top court's order not a recommendation and the government cannot change it.
"The government must be proactive in finding out who are the peopel who are not getting 35 kilos of foodgrains. The record of government in this connection is very poor," said NC Saxena, Supreme Court Commissioner on Food Security.
And reflecting the divergence of view between the Congress and the government, Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar said the government has failed to understand that inclusive growth needs inclusive governance.
"A community has to be empowered to secure its own entitlements. That is the whole purpose of bringing in Panchyati Raj and bringing in the Nagar Palikas.Inclusive growth is not possible without inclusive governance," said Mani Shankar Aiyar, Rajya Sabha MP.
At a meeting of the empowered panel on food security it was decided that the:
- The Planning Commission will come back to the panel with the exact number of poor people in India who will benefit from the Act
- The Food Ministry has also been told to study how 22 other countries enacted food-for-all laws
- The panel met after Sonia made it clear she wants food allocation to be raised from 25 kg to 35 kg per family
- Sonia wants Bill to ensure nutritious diet and not just wheat, rice for the poor
- Government worried: Food subsidy bill will rise from Rs 55,578 crore to Rs 85,000 crore
- Government worried: Revising BPL coverage means added burden of 40%
Speaking NDTV, the Supreme Court Commissioner on Food Security said that providing 35 kg of foodgrain to the poor was the top court's order not a recommendation and the government cannot change it.
"The government must be proactive in finding out who are the peopel who are not getting 35 kilos of foodgrains. The record of government in this connection is very poor," said NC Saxena, Supreme Court Commissioner on Food Security.
And reflecting the divergence of view between the Congress and the government, Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar said the government has failed to understand that inclusive growth needs inclusive governance.
"A community has to be empowered to secure its own entitlements. That is the whole purpose of bringing in Panchyati Raj and bringing in the Nagar Palikas.Inclusive growth is not possible without inclusive governance," said Mani Shankar Aiyar, Rajya Sabha MP.
