1. The FS bill deals supply of food grain and funds, for establishing office of profit etc. Rs. 13,000 cr. is used for free or near free food grains to 90-95 cr.(ie. Rs. 130/head). Other dietary components that ensure nutritional security like staple food, energy to cook find no mention. Nutrition includes safe water, staple food, fresh air, clean energy to cook without uncertainty for a healthy life is missing. 2. Life with dignity is not free bees that curb man’s survival skill and discourage work. SC made a skeptical observation on free bees in politics. It negate will to work, Human development, intellectual involvement, in development 3. Expenditure on identifying Targeted Beneficiary (TB) must be weighed against providing low cost food to all citizens (on ‘Aadhaar’ or NPR card) Identification of TB has room for Social and Political interference. 251MT (Million Tons) food grains is sufficient to give 200 Kgs/ person yearly all @ 0.6 kg each daily. 4. Focus on staple food, proper nutrition, bio-diversity and work for a dignified living. Food of animal origin & development of animal resource must receive priority. Also production of water based food production like duck, fish, and edible water plants as it saves on land use, need less energy to produce protein rich in minerals and low in bad cholesterol. 5. For sustainable nutritional security and human development optimise (not maximise) use of land, water and energy. region-wise if not locality-wise. Prioritize action not fund allocation 6. Unsustainable economic developments lead to distress, deficiencies disaster, deaths, arouse frustration & armed upraising.. 7. “one health” which is defined as "the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines-working locally, nationally, and globally – to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment” needs a try
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:33:37 +0000
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