All you need to know about National Food Security Bill : 1.
10/10/2016. 770. All Members, Respected family members of this great holy Nation. Sub : All you need to know about National Food Security Bill Part-1. Ref : Media Reports 1. Introduction : The Lok Sabha on Monday endorsed the Food Security Bill, which makes subsidised foodgrain a right for 67 per cent of the population, or 82 crore Indians. The bill is expected to cost the government exchequer Rs 1.3 lakh crore ($22 billion) every year. With this law being pegged as the Congress party's gamechanger for the 2014 Lok Sbaha elections, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi made a rare speech in Parliament, terming the Bill a historic step towards eradicating poverty. "The food bill is meant for the less fortunate sections of our society," she said. Expectedly, the Opposition has criticised the bill as an attempt by the Congress to get mileage in the ru...