NAC clears pruned Food Security Act


Inadequate supply of foodgrain has forced the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) to settle for a pruned Natinal Food Security Act, at least for the time being.

Hamstrung by the problem of low procurement of paddy and wheat, NAC on Wednesday decided to limit implementation of the universal PDS in its first phase to one-fourth of the total administrative blocks of the country.

The decisions taken on Wednesday NAC come as a compromise between the competing demands of the Right to Food campaign and the Planning Commission and the food ministry. While the former had asked for complete universalisation, the Plan panel and the food ministry, it seems with tacit approval of top government leaders, had demanded a modest programme to keep the subsidy burden in check and because of uncertainties about procurement...........Click for more

 

 

Source Web Page: Times of India


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