Poor persons to have legal entitlement for food

In a significant move to ensure food security to poor persons, Government has proposed to bring out the draft National Food Security Bill very soon. The work on the Bill has begun in right earnest. A draft Bill will be put on the website of the Department of Food and Public Distribution for public debate and consultation. This was announced by the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the Budget 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha today.

Under this Act, every family living below the poverty line in rural or urban areas will be entitled by law to 25 kilos of rice or wheat per month at Rs.3 a kilo.

Source : Equity Bulls

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