Facts You Must Know About the Food Bill


1. Initial Stage of Food Bill-

Food Security Bill- the most ambitious project of the UPA government was first drafted by its Chairperson Sonia Gandhi way back in the year 2010. Initially, the bill aimed to supply food to around 75 percent of the country’s population. C Rangarajan, an Indian Economist led a panel which urged the government to reduce entitlements and also to reform the Public Distribution System (PDS). A year later, the draft report was circulated by the ministry of food for public opinion. In July 2013, the government approved an ordinance that covers 67 percent of the country’s population.

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