Food security bill in Lok Sabha on Monday

August 09, 2013 19:45

The ambitious Food Security Bill which proposes to give the country's two-third population the right to highly-subsidised food will come up for consideration in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

The bill, hailed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the "most important" legislation during the current Monsoon session, will be taken up for debate along with a statutory resolution moved by opposition members disapproving promulgation of an ordinance in this regard.

Being seen as a 'gamechanger' by Congress in Parliament elections scheduled next year, the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after government rejected apprehensions that it would impinge upon the rights of states.

Food Minister K V Thomas had introduced the fresh bill after withdrawing an earlier one along with the ordinance which was promulgated on July 5.

Moving the National Food Security Bill, 2013, which promises to give right to the country's 80 crore people to get 5 kg of foodgrains every month at Rs 1-3 per kg, Thomas had said there is nothing in it against the states.

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