Shailendra's Sphere

Last year in December 2011, National Food Security Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha for the first time for the elimination of hunger and malnutrition in India and with an aim ―t o provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto. ‖ After submission of report by Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, the Union Cabinet passed the bill by an ordinance on July 4, 2013 and covered a way to make the broader framework of the proposed legislation simpler by providing more flexibility to States in its implementation and to address the vital concerns relating to food security.   Major Provisions of the bill are as follows :   1. The Bill has made provision for the State Government to provide 5 kilograms of food grains per person per month at subsidized prices to ―House