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PRELIMINARY. 5 1. (1) This Act may be called the National Food Security Act, 2011. It extends to the whole of India. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act. 10 2.
Aug 26, 2013 · The passage of the Food Security Bill in Parliament will pave the way to give nation's two-third population the right to 5 kg of foodgrain every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 a kg.
Aug 27, 2013 · 7.05pm: Food Security Bill will have long-term effect, says Lalu. Taking on the Opposition for calling the Food Security Bill a poll gimmick, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad said that the BJP was quick to sell onions at Rs 20 a kilo when the price of the consumable commodity went north.
Aug 7, 2013 · The food security bill, which aims to provide cheap food grain to nearly 70% of India's population, is being discussed in parliament's monsoon session. Here is an overview.
THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY BILL, 2013 (AS PASSED BY THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT) A BILL to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
Jul 5, 2013 · The government re-introduced it as a bill in 2011, which is currently pending in Parliament. Although the government has used its power to issue a food security ordinance, the law guaranteeing this right will have to stand scrutiny in Parliament. What remains to be seen is how Parliament debates the right to food in the upcoming monsoon session.
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