2. "Food prices must be controlled, otherwise they have a tendency to
lead to manufacturing inflation. That will require monetary action
especially on the supply management side".
-Dr. C Rangarajan
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4. Food security refers to the availability of food and one's access to it.
A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in
hunger or fear of starvation.
National Food Security Bill seeks to provide a legal entitlement to subsidized
food-grains to 75 percent of the country's rural population and 50 percent of
urban India.
The estimates suggest that 68 percent of the country's population would get
legal entitlement after the bill is enacted.
5.
6. Government will issue ration cards for priority households
Subsidised Food Grains to rural households
Not less than 46% of all rural households shall be designated as Rural
priority Households. Provided, further, 90% of all rural households are
entitled to subsidized food grains.
Subsidised Food Grains to Urban , provided that not less than 28% of all
urban households are categorised as Urban Priority Households. Provided,
further, 50% of all urban households are entitled to subsidized food
grains.
7. The State Government shall provide Priority Households whether Rural
or Urban a minimum of 7 kilograms of food grains per person per month, at a
price not exceeding Rs 3 per kg for rice, Rs 2 per kg for wheat and
Rs 1 per kg for millets, which will not be revised upward for a minimum
period of 10 years from the date of notification of the Act. Provided that
single-member households shall receive a minimum of 14 kilograms of grain
per month at the same prices.
8. Rates for General Households: The State Government shall provide
General Households whether Rural or Urban a minimum of 4 kilograms of
food grains per person per month, at a price not exceeding 50 per cent of the
Minimum Support Price for paddy, wheat and millet. Provided that single-
member households shall receive a minimum of 8 kilograms of grain per
month at the same prices.
Now the exchequer will bear the burden of Rs 35000 Crores.
9. Food Security Act takes into consideration the following three important aspects:
Food Availability.
Food Access.
Food Absorption.
Food availability in the market depends on domestic production and imports
Food access depends on the purchasing power of Aam Aadmi.
Food absorption means the inclusion of required calorie-content micro and macro
nutrients in our daily food in-take and thereby enables the human body to fight against
deficiency diseases. The absorption of food in the body also depends on non-food factors
such as safe drinking water, environmental hygiene, primary health care and access to
toilets.
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11. Not being harsh on the poor, the bulls of the slowly moving bullock cart
economy are the poor people who works the daily labour for making buildings,
roads, transportation, daily household helpers, miners, excavators, daily
cleaners and other form of labour such as labour for agricultural harvesting. If
they are ensured of proper food, then what is the need, that will drive the
economy ? This is just the form of communism that drove Russia to its current
state. Only this time the theory is even worse than communism. Govt. is
ensuring that they do not have to work for food.
12. If there are no workers, all the labour cost for available labour will go high
as they do not need to work, so if you need the workers then hire them at high
cost.
If there are no workers, lesser people will drive towards quality education as
they will have no need for uplifting. So, not only it will make the poor people lazy
but also drive them towards illiteracy.
13. Although the intention behind the policy is good, it has to be implemented
properly and effectively taking into consideration all the above mentioned
factors. Moreover Government should not use the bill just to gain popularity and
votes
14. Source:
•www.en.wikipedia.org
•www.lakeofmydreams.blogspot.in
•www.wiki.answers.com
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