Food security: The Chhattisgarh model
As the UPA government moves closer to enforcing the Food Security Bill through an ordinance, the key question is: will it make a difference in fighting hunger and getting cheap foodgrains to the poor? In this special report, we which travel to Chhattisgarh to find how that state has managed to transform its broken, corrupt Public Distribution System without a Food Security Bill, cash transfers, or UID. The key ingredient is political will, something no bill can guarantee.
