New Delhi:
The government will revisit the Food Security Bill that aims at giving monthly subsidised foodgrains to families Below the Poverty Line (BPL).
Sources have told NDTV that Congress president Sonia Gandhi wants changes to the bill.
Sonia's first big task as NAC chief:
- Sources: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi wants changes
- Sources: Bill sent back to Empowered GoM, discussion on Monday
- Sources: Sonia-led NAC to advise EgoM on the bill
- Bill offers monthly supply of 25 kg of foodgrains for Rs 3/kg
- Congress election manifesto had promised 35 kg of foodgrains
- Debate over including all poor families, not just BPL
- March 18: EGoM gave in principle go-ahead to Draft Food Bill
The bill has been sent back to the empowered group of ministers that will meet on Monday to discuss the bill.
Sources say the National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi will advise the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the bill.
The bill offers monthly supply of 25 kilos of foodgrains at 3 rupees a kilo to families living BPL.
The Congress election manifesto had promised 35 kilos of foodgrains to BPL families. There's also a debate over including all poor families not just the BPL ones.
On the 18th of March the GoM had in principle approved the draft food security Bill.