UPA Achievements.... National Food Security Act The National Food Security Bill will legally back the grant of subsidised food grain to 67 % of Indias 1.2 billion people, and will ensure food and nutritional security to the common people. This will be the biggest such project in the world with the government spending estimated at Rs 125,000 crore annually on supply of about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse cereals to two-thirds of Indians. Under the Bill, There is a special focus on nutritional support to women and children. Pregnant women and lactating mothers, besides being entitled to nutritious meals as per the prescribed nutritional norms, will also receive maternity benefit of at least Rs.6,000 for six months. Children in the age group of six months to 14 years will be entitled to take home ration or hot cooked food, as per prescribed nutritional norms. The Bill also contains provisions for reforms in the Public Distribution System (PDS) through doorstep delivery of food grain, application of information and communication technology (ICT) including end-to-end computerisation, leveraging Aadhaar for unique identification of beneficiaries, diversification of commodities under the Targeted PDS (TPDS) for effective implementation of the ordinance.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:16:34 +0000
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