National food security bill was one of the key promises made by congress party in 2009 general elections after Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGS). On 18th December, 2011 the Union Cabinet cleared the bill that aims to provide subsidised food grains to over 63.5% of country’s population. The bill aims to provide food at subsidised rates to at least 90% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population.
-Meenakshi Dhyani
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