A misnomer called food security

Abstract

The 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/