The National Food Security Bill, 2011 aims to ensure food and nutritional security for specific groups through food entitlements. It entitles up to 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population to subsidized foodgrains. Priority groups will receive 7kg of foodgrains per person per month at Rs. 3/kg for wheat and Rs. 2/kg for rice. General groups will receive 3kg of foodgrains per person per month at no more than 50% of the minimum support price. The bill also provides for meals for pregnant women, children, and disaster-affected persons. It establishes mechanisms for grievance redressal and oversight of the food distribution system.
The National Food Security Bill, 2011 aims to ensure food and nutritional security for specific groups through food entitlements. It entitles up to 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population to subsidized foodgrains. Priority groups will receive 7kg of foodgrains per person per month at Rs. 3/kg for wheat and Rs. 2/kg for rice. General groups will receive 3kg of foodgrains per person per month at no more than 50% of the minimum support price. The bill also provides for meals for pregnant women, children, and disaster-affected persons. It establishes mechanisms for grievance redressal and oversight of the food distribution system.
The National Food Security Bill, 2011 aims to ensure food and nutritional security for specific groups through food entitlements. It entitles up to 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population to subsidized foodgrains. Priority groups will receive 7kg of foodgrains per person per month at Rs. 3/kg for wheat and Rs. 2/kg for rice. General groups will receive 3kg of foodgrains per person per month at no more than 50% of the minimum support price. The bill also provides for meals for pregnant women, children, and disaster-affected persons. It establishes mechanisms for grievance redressal and oversight of the food distribution system.
The National Food Security Bill, 2011 aims to ensure food and nutritional security for specific groups through food entitlements. It entitles up to 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population to subsidized foodgrains. Priority groups will receive 7kg of foodgrains per person per month at Rs. 3/kg for wheat and Rs. 2/kg for rice. General groups will receive 3kg of foodgrains per person per month at no more than 50% of the minimum support price. The bill also provides for meals for pregnant women, children, and disaster-affected persons. It establishes mechanisms for grievance redressal and oversight of the food distribution system.
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The National Food Security Bill, 2011.
BILL SUMMARY o o The national food security bill, 2011 was introduced by Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution, K.V. Thomas on 22 December, 2012. The main aim of the bill is to ensure food and nutritional security to specific groups through certain entitlements. The proposed bill is a shift from the current welfare based approach to a rights based approach. The bill entitles up to 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population to food-grains provided atleast46% of the rural population and 28% of the urban shall be designated as priority group and the rest as general group The central government shall provide guidelines for identification of priority households, general households, and exclusion criteria. Identification of these shall be done by the state government or other agency decided by the central government.
Entitlements provided to all groups under the bill are listed below
GROUP Priority
ENTITLEMENT 7 kg foodgrains/ person/month at Rs 3/kg for wheat, Rs 2/kg for rice, and Rs 1/kg for coarse grains. 3 kg foodgrains per person per month at not more than 50% of minimum support price. (MSP) Free meal during pregnancy and six months after, and Rs 1000 per month for 6 months. Free meal at local anganwadi Mid- day meal at school. Atleast one free meal per day. Affordable meals at community kitchens. Two free meals per day Two meals per day for 3 months.
In case of non- supply of foodgrains or meals to persons entitled under the bill, such persons shall be entitled to receive a food security allowance from the state government. Women of eighteen years of age or above to be considered as head of household for the purpose of issuing ration cards. For grievance redressal , District Grievance Redressal Officers shall be appointed. The central government and every state government shall constitute a National and
State Food Commission respectively, for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the act. Public servants guilty of failing to provide relief recommended by a District Grievance Redressal Officer shall be fined up to Rs 5000. It shall be the responsibility of every state government to (a) create and maintain scientific storage sites (b) suitably strengthen their capacities of their Food and Civil Supplies Corporations; and (c) establish institutionalised licensing for FPS. Every local authority, as authorized by the state government shall conduct or cause periodic audits on the functioning of FPS,TPDS, and other welfare scheme, and take any necessary action. The findings shallbe publicised. Inaddition, everystate government shallset up Vigilance Committeesatthe state, district, block, and FPSlevels. The Bill states that the central and state governments shall undertake reforms of the TPDS, including:(a) doorstep delivery of foodgrains;(b) application of information technology and computerisation;(c) leveraging aadhar for unique identification;(d) full transparencyofrecords;(e) preference topublic bodies inlicensingof fair price shopsand management ofsuchshopsby womenor their collectives; (f) diversification of commodities offered by TPDS;(g) support to local public distribution models and grain banks; and (h) schemes such as cash transfer and food coupons in lieu of foodgrains.
