Cabinet approves revised Food Security Bill - Zee News

Zeebiz Bureau New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared revised Food Security Bill which seeks to protect 2.43 crore poorest of poor families under the Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) by continuing supply of 35 kg foodgrains per month per family. The Bill will give entitlement to around 67 percent of citizens for five kg rations per person per month at Rs 3 per kg for rice, Rs 2 per kg for wheat and Re 1 per kg for coarse grains. The amendments in the Bill were suggested after taking into account the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee. In the original Bill, introduced in December 2011 in the Lok Sabha, the government had proposed giving 7 kg of wheat (Rs 2/kg) and rice (Rs 3/kg) per month per person to 'priority households'. At least 3 kg of grain at half of the government fixed support price was proposed for the 'gen eral' households. The major changes include doing away with priority and general classifications of beneficiaries and providing uniform allocation of 5 kg foodgrains (per person) at fixed rates to 67-70 percent of the country's population. Now, the Bill is likely to be taken to Parliament next week as the ongoing budget session will break for a month from March 22, 2013. With Agency Inputs First Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 17:32 via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEEkhuIWsJs5Ytnwps0lXGisJqwvQ&url=http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/economy/cabinet-approves-revised-food-security-bill_72492.html

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