Food Security Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

August 07, 2013 15:06

The UPA government has introduced the Food Security Bill in Parliament this afternoon, to replace its ordinance issued last month.

The ruling Congress has issued a whip for all its MPs to be present when the Bill is introduced. The Bill, seen as the UPA's gamechanger ahead of next year's general elections, will be discussed next week.The Food Security Bill gives 67% Indians, or about 800 million people, the legal right to cheap food. More

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