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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Charan
dc.contributor.authorVirmani, Arvind
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-09T15:04:59Z-
dc.date.available2020-07-09T15:04:59Z-
dc.date.issued2013-08-01
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.iimb.ac.in/handle/2074/13173-
dc.descriptionThe Indian Express, 01-08-2013
dc.description.abstractThe proposed bill makes false promises. The need is to directly address problems of drinking water availability, sanitation, maternal health and childcare The Food Security Bill (2013, FSB) promulgated recently by an ordinance is expected to be debated in Parliament soon. The intention behind the FSB is noble, to eradicate hunger from the country, but the means adopted need serious reconsideration. FSB, under the targeted public distribution system (TPDS), aims to provide doorstep delivery of subsidised food to nearly 75 per cent of the rural and 50 per cent of the urban population. It also seeks to empower women in households. The thrust of the criticism against the FSB has been on issues like procurement, storage, transportation, distribution, identification of beneficiaries and pricing of foodgrains covered under the scheme. Read more at: http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-misnomer-called-food-security/1149426/
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherThe Indian Express ltd.
dc.subjectFood security
dc.subjectFood security bill
dc.subjectFSB
dc.subjectPublic distribution system
dc.subjectTPDS
dc.titleA misnomer called food security
dc.typeMagazine and Newspaper Article
dc.identifier.urlhttp://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-misnomer-called-food-security/1149426/
dc.journal.nameThe Indian Express
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