A Discussion in Light of India’s National Food Security Act
From its initial drafting to its eventual passage in the Indian Parliament and beyond, the National Food Security Bill has been extensively debated with a lot of animation by activists, economists, politicians and even corporate leaders. This article presents a brief summary of the debate in the ba...
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doaj-b1ad995a5f6f4cbda20ffe6620807d172020-11-25T01:35:53ZengACCB PublishingSpace and Culture, India2052-83962013-11-011210.20896/saci.v1i2.25A Discussion in Light of India’s National Food Security ActM P Bezbaruah0Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014 From its initial drafting to its eventual passage in the Indian Parliament and beyond, the National Food Security Bill has been extensively debated with a lot of animation by activists, economists, politicians and even corporate leaders. This article presents a brief summary of the debate in the backdrop of a discussion of the general issues related to food security and India’s past record of food grain management. Since the Bill has now been turned into an Act, it is suggested that the focus of attention should now shift to its implementation mechanism and suitable measures to mitigate the apprehended undesirable consequences of the proposed nationwide food security programme. http://www.spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/25Food SecurityRight to FoodPublic Distribution System |
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From its initial drafting to its eventual passage in the Indian Parliament and beyond, the National Food Security Bill has been extensively debated with a lot of animation by activists, economists, politicians and even corporate leaders. This article presents a brief summary of the debate in the backdrop of a discussion of the general issues related to food security and India’s past record of food grain management. Since the Bill has now been turned into an Act, it is suggested that the focus of attention should now shift to its implementation mechanism and suitable measures to mitigate the apprehended undesirable consequences of the proposed nationwide food security programme.
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