Rajya Sabha Passes Food Bill

The Rajya Sabha on Monday approved a bill which declares two food technology institutes at Kundli in Haryana and Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu as national institutes.

The Rajya Sabha passed the Land Acquisition Bill on Wednesday night, billed as another potential vote-catcher for the ruling Congress after the flagship Food Security Bill cleared by Parliament last week.

Despite being in a minority, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government succeeded in getting the National Food Security Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha through a voice vote. The landmark bill is being seen as the Congress's trump card ahead of the 2014 general elections due by May.

The Rajya Sabha tonight passed the Food Security Bill, seen as the UPA government's main vote-getter ahead of polls due in May.

Protests over missing coal allocation and a proposal to check fuel demand by shutting petrol pumps early may stall the government's plan to debate and pass its ambitious Food Security Bill in the Rajya Sabha today, a critical step before it can become law.

The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the government's flagship Food Security Bill to provide cheap grain to the poor. The Bill now has to be passed by the Rajya Sabha, which is likely to take it up on Thursday.

Food Security Bill: The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the government's flagship food security bill. The scheme, which will entitle 67 per cent of India to highly subsidised food, will be the world's biggest programme to fight hunger once the Rajya Sabha too has cleared it.

The monsoon session of Parliament begins today. It comprises of just 16 working days, but has 44 bills listed, including the food ordinance, that the UPA government is keen to pass as a bill urgently.

The Rajya Sabha on Monday approved a bill which declares two food technology institutes at Kundli in Haryana and Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu as national institutes.

The Rajya Sabha passed the Land Acquisition Bill on Wednesday night, billed as another potential vote-catcher for the ruling Congress after the flagship Food Security Bill cleared by Parliament last week.

Despite being in a minority, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government succeeded in getting the National Food Security Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha through a voice vote. The landmark bill is being seen as the Congress's trump card ahead of the 2014 general elections due by May.

The Rajya Sabha tonight passed the Food Security Bill, seen as the UPA government's main vote-getter ahead of polls due in May.

Protests over missing coal allocation and a proposal to check fuel demand by shutting petrol pumps early may stall the government's plan to debate and pass its ambitious Food Security Bill in the Rajya Sabha today, a critical step before it can become law.

The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the government's flagship Food Security Bill to provide cheap grain to the poor. The Bill now has to be passed by the Rajya Sabha, which is likely to take it up on Thursday.

Food Security Bill: The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the government's flagship food security bill. The scheme, which will entitle 67 per cent of India to highly subsidised food, will be the world's biggest programme to fight hunger once the Rajya Sabha too has cleared it.

The monsoon session of Parliament begins today. It comprises of just 16 working days, but has 44 bills listed, including the food ordinance, that the UPA government is keen to pass as a bill urgently.