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Why India deserves a better Food Security Bill

'Any meaningful food security programme should aim at gradually reducing the number of hungry dependent on government support,' says Devinder Sharma. 'This is only possible if the government had......

Sarabjit uproar stalls food security bill in Lok Sabha

The government which introduced amendments to the landmark Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha Thursday could not get it passed as opposition stalled proceedings in the House over killing of......

Why the food security bill is fatally flawed

It should be called the food insecurity bill. It is too weak and mean to fight hunger, says Praful Bidwai The government has tabled the National Food Security Bill after a long and fractious......

Food Security Bill: BJP raises doubts, Nitish okays it

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday raised doubts over whether the proposed Food Security Bill approved by the Union Cabinet would achieve its objectives, wondering whether it would turn out to be......

Cabinet clears Sonia's Food Security Bill

Aiming to provide food security to the poor, the government today approved food bill that seeks to give legal entitlement of cheaper food grains to 63.5 per cent of the country's population. The......

The real moral failure in the food security Bill debate

A widening food entitlement under the notoriously leaky public distribution system, rather than through direct cash transfers, is self-evidently a giant step backward in rationalising the provision......

Why the food security bill will not help the poor

'Food security' will, unfortunately, become a giant boondoggle, says T N Ninan. Tucked away in a long Budget speech by Amit Mitra, West Bengal's finance minister, is a little nugget of......

Revised food security Bill gives states more power

The revised National Food Security Bill (NFSB) gives greater flexibility to states. For one, NFSB, cleared by the Cabinet last week and due to be presented in Parliament, allows states to choose......

COLUMN: Food security or dole?

There is a vast grey area between a bill that promises to ensure that no one goes hungry and the political economy of producing food, writes Rajni Bakshi. With the approval of the National Food......

Budget 2012: Govt to fully provide for food subsidy and food security act

The government will provide for the entire food subsidy, including that which is proposed in the National Food Security Bill, from next fiscal. "The government has decided that from 2012-13......

People speak for national food security bill

QNA

Q. grievance Redressal Officers envisaged under the National Food Security Bill 2011 will be recruited by _____ and will enjoy a tenure of _____Years 1. UPSC 52. State PSC 53. State PSC 44. UPSC 4
Stalin: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/grievance-redressal-officers-envisaged-under-the-national-fo/22981362/answers/

Q. On National Food security Law (NAC) is working on a draft Bill. The NAC has proposed a legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrains for 75 per cent of the country's total population.According to NAC's proposal, the government should provide 35 kg of foodgrains a month to "priority households" at a subsidised rate of Rs 1 per kg for millet, Rs 2 for wheat and Rs 3 for rice.For "general category" households, the NAC has suggested supplying 20 kg of foodgrains at a price not exceeding 50 per cent of the prevailing minimum support price - What implications it would ensure ?
Stalin: A. if it is implemented in true sence my country will not face any KALAHANDI in future. However, for its total sucess GOI will again depend on states...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/on-national-food-security-law-nac-is-working-on-a-draft-bill/22981362/answers/20076828

Q. Sir/madam, Please can you send me the budget report 2010-2011. I am the management Student and I have the project on it.
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. Key Features of Budget 2010-2011CHALLENGES! To quickly revert to the high GDP growth path of 9 per cent and then find themeans to cross the double...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/sirmadam-please-can-you-send-me-the-budget-report-2010-2011./20076794/answers/16687246

Q. It is sad but true according to NGO , india is the second worst terrorism hit country ? what you think about it. waht is the rmain reason for this great tragedy , our security is so poor that they cannot control terrorism or any other reason for this ?
Ramesh Choudhary: A. I think it's largely a result of how we started running the country after the 1990s. We witnessed the nation's largest inequality gap, it almost...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/it-is-sad-but-true-according-to-ngo--india-is-the-second-wor/16687202/answers/16008968

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BJP

Countering the government's and Congress' allegations that the National Democratic Alliance has been an irresponsible and disruptive opposition,... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/upa-not-keen-on-passing-food-land-bills-says-bjp/20130523.htm

Committed to enacting the food security bill, says UPA

The government is committed to enacting the National Food Security Bill, which legally entitles poor families to five kilograms of subsidised grain... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/india/committed-to-enacting-the-food-security-bill-says-upa-809245.html

Nothing to celebrate

But UPA2 has done well in some subjects The four years of UPA2 rule have been largely disappointing for the country and bad for the image of the... ...

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/edit/nothing-to-celebrate.html

Congress Hype Vs BJP Jibes

Seeking to dispel the perception of gloom amid scams and controversies, the UPA today painted a rosy picture of its government's performance during... ...

http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?798792

New Delhi: Expressing confidence of 4 percent growth in the agriculture sector during 12th Plan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/economy/country-can-achieve-4-growth-in-farm-sector-pm_76662.html

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National Food Security Bill

News for National Food Security Bill

Why India deserves a better Food Security Bill

Sarabjit uproar stalls food security bill in Lok Sabha

Why the food security bill is fatally flawed

Food Security Bill: BJP raises doubts, Nitish okays it

Cabinet clears Sonia's Food Security Bill

The real moral failure in the food security Bill debate

Why the food security bill will not help the poor

Revised food security Bill gives states more power

COLUMN: Food security or dole?

Budget 2012: Govt to fully provide for food subsidy and food security act

People speak for national food security bill

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