Food Security Bill likely in Parliament on Wednesday

The ordinance on the Food Security Bill is expected to come up for consideration in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, sources said on Monday. The ordinance on the ambitious scheme was signed by President......

PM asks Opposition to cooperate on food security bill

Lamenting that lot of time has been wasted in the last two to three Parliament sessions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday asked the opposition to cooperate in the passage of the......

Implementation of Food Security Bill acquires special urgency

The government is being pushed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi to put the food bill on fast track as the Congress had promised a ‘right to food’ in its 2009 election manifesto,......

Cabinet clears Ordinance to implement Food Security Bill

The government on Wednesday decided to promulgate an Ordinance to give nation's two-third population the right to 5 kg of foodgrain every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 per kg. The......

Major problems with the Food security Bill

Nobody can deny that the purpose of the law is laudable, however, there are several problems with the Food Bill. The government’s rush to push through food security legislation as an......

Myths and reality of the Food Security Bill

All those who have been dismayed by the food security ordinance should thank Manmohan Singh and his colleagues for a neat optical trick, says T N Ninan. Back in the 1980s, the government......

Food Security Bill will benefit over 75% rural households: Min

Union Minister of State for Communication, IT and Shipping, Milind Deora on Monday expressed hope that the Centre's Food Security Bill would be ratified in the Monsoon session of Parliament. "It is......

Food Bill on Cabinet agenda

The Cabinet is expected to discuss the much-awaited Ordinance on the National Food Security Bill, which seeks to guarantee legal entitlement for cheap grains to almost 67 per cent of the......