INVC,
Delhi,
By providing food security to 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population with focus on nutritional needs of children, pregnant and lactating women, the National Food Security Bill will revolutionize Food Distribution System. It will lead to massive PDS reforms including doorstep delivery of food grains, end-to-end computerisation, leveraging “aadhaar”, etc. PDS will become more transparent and subject to grievance redressal at appropriate levels with provisions for penalties and compensation. This was stated by Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution while addressing the special session on “India’s food security and the second green revolution” at CII’s annual general Meeting & National Conference here today. Expressing hope that the National Food Security Bill will be passed by Parliament in the coming second part of the Budget Session, Prof. Thomas said that the day is not far off, when India will be known the world over for this important step towards eradication of hunger, malnutrition and resultant poverty.
