#SwarajAbhiyan-Part II - SC issues Directions on Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013 [Read the Directions]
8 years, 10 months ago

#SwarajAbhiyan-Part II - SC issues Directions on Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013 [Read the Directions]

Live Law  

We are quite surprised that with regard to the implementation of the NFS Act, even though the statute was passed by Parliament and it extends to the whole of India and is deemed to have come into force on 5 th July 2013, some States have not implemented it, said the Bench.The Supreme Court of India Today has issued Directions relating to the implementation of the National Food Security Act,. We are quite surprised that with regard to the implementation of the NFS Act, even though the statute was passed by Parliament and it extends to the whole of India and is deemed to have come into force on 5 th July 2013, some States have not implemented it, said the Bench. The Bench held as follows; “We are quite surprised that with regard to the implementation of the NFS Act, even though the statute was passed by Parliament and it extends to the whole of India and is deemed to have come into force on 5 th July 2013, some States have not implemented it. One can hardly imagine what the consequence would be if a State Government, on a similar logic, decides that it will not implement other parliamentary” After considering various submissions the Bench has issued the following directions Each of the States before us shall establish an internal grievance mechanism and appoint or designate for each district a District Grievance Redressal Officer as postulated by Section 14 and Section 15 respectively of the NFS Act within one month from today, unless these provisions have already been complied with.

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Congress Vows to Double Free Rations if Voted to Power
10 months, 1 week ago

Congress Vows to Double Free Rations if Voted to Power

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday claimed that the BJP is "spreading lies" about food rations in India and asserted that what Karnataka has accomplished through its 10 kg free rice guarantee scheme of 'Anna Bhagya' will now be implemented across the country by an INDIA bloc government.The party's assertion came a day after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that …

Free grains continue to be a poll driver
1 year, 4 months ago

Free grains continue to be a poll driver

Hindustan Times  

Speaking at an election rally in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government will extend the free ration scheme, which was scheduled to end in December this year, by another five years. This newspaper has also held the view that the government’s intervention on the food security front during the pandemic and the decision to sweeten the withdrawal …

Limits of expansion: The Hindu Editorial on the controversy over the Open Market Sale Scheme
1 year, 8 months ago

Limits of expansion: The Hindu Editorial on the controversy over the Open Market Sale Scheme

The Hindu  

The National Conference of Food Ministers failed to resolve the issue of the discontinuance of rice and wheat sales to States under the Open Market Sale Scheme in view of the Centre’s restrictions. Rejecting the plea, Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal reiterated the Centre’s position of taking care of the interests of those outside the scope of the National Food …

Centre’s free grain decision may help T.N. save ₹1,650 cr. in subsidy
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre’s free grain decision may help T.N. save ₹1,650 cr. in subsidy

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet’s decision to provide free grain to all beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act for one year may help Tamil Nadu save ₹1,650 crore in food subsidy. Monthly off-take The State’s average monthly off-take is taken as around 2.96 lakh tonnes of the grain, including about 8,530 tonnes of wheat and 2.87 lakh tonnes of rice. The …

A welcome move: The Hindu Editorial on the free grains scheme under food security law
2 years, 3 months ago

A welcome move: The Hindu Editorial on the free grains scheme under food security law

The Hindu  

The Government has decided not to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana,, a scheme that ran between April 2020 to December 2022, and provided additional allocation of food grains, i.e., rice or wheat from the central pool at five kilograms a month free of cost to beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act. While discontinuing the scheme, the …

Is India’s food security scheme discriminating against Dalits?
2 years, 11 months ago

Is India’s food security scheme discriminating against Dalits?

Al Jazeera  

Dalit activists say the government’s Public Distribution System of food grains often excludes the marginalised community. Last year, amid the coronavirus crisis, Soni also received subsidised food grains in New Delhi for a few months under the government’s One Nation, One Ration Card scheme which allows a ration card holder from any state to access PDS schemes across the country. …

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Mandatory Aadhar Requirement For Availing Ration Under National Food Security Act
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Mandatory Aadhar Requirement For Availing Ration Under National Food Security Act

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar card to avail free ration under the National Food Security Act, 2013. Suppose you have a legal right under NFSA which is now constitutional right as per Puttaswamy, then your right can be taken away only on provisions mentioned in Aadhaar Act…Parliament enacted both …

Ineligible beneficiaries being struck off NFSA list in Rajasthan
3 years, 4 months ago

Ineligible beneficiaries being struck off NFSA list in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

After the completion of an exercise for rectification of errors relating to the beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act through mapping and seeding, the Congress Government in Rajasthan has launched action to strike off the families ineligible to get foodgrains under the scheme. Newly appointed Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said here on Saturday that the …

All about National Food Security Act 2013
3 years, 5 months ago

All about National Food Security Act 2013

India Today  

NFSA 2013: The National Food and Security Act of 2013 aims to ensure people' food and nutritional security by assuring access to a sufficient quantity of high-quality food at reasonable prices. Aims of the National Food Security Act 2013 The National Food and Security Act 2013 begins with the statement “An Act to provide for food and nutritional security in …

India denying subsidised food grains to millions of its poor
3 years, 6 months ago

India denying subsidised food grains to millions of its poor

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – Tabassum Nisha lives in a shanty in a cramped corner of New Delhi’s Malviya Nagar neighbourhood with her five children. The ration card is a document issued by various state governments to households eligible to purchase subsidised food grains from the public distribution system under the National Food Security Act. When the Delhi government in 2020 …

Lessons from India’s food security response
3 years, 8 months ago

Lessons from India’s food security response

The Hindu  

With a reduction in COVID-19 infections as the second wave weakens in India, it is important to focus on the pandemic’s disruptive impact on the food security and livelihoods of the poor and marginalised. While the pandemic’s impact has yet to be fully mapped, a multi-agency report, ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’, estimates that around …

Migrants Case- Intervenors Urge Supreme Court To Revise State-Wise Quota Of Ration Cards Under NFSA, Easing Norms For Obtaining Ration Card
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrants Case- Intervenors Urge Supreme Court To Revise State-Wise Quota Of Ration Cards Under NFSA, Easing Norms For Obtaining Ration Card

Live Law  

While highlighting key issues related to the 'One Nation One Ration' scheme, three Activists have urged the Supreme Court to issue directions to the Union of India to revise the State-wise quota of ration cards under the National Food Security Act as per 2021 population projections.The requests have been made through a written submission made in the suo moto case …

Not Even A Single Person From Vulnerable Categories Should Be Left Out Of Either National Food Security Act Or SFSS: Orissa High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Not Even A Single Person From Vulnerable Categories Should Be Left Out Of Either National Food Security Act Or SFSS: Orissa High Court

Live Law  

Expressing dissatisfaction with the State Government's submission that that it has already covered 80% of the population under the targeted public distribution system, the Orissa High Court this week observed, "There cannot be any persons belonging to vulnerable categories in Odisha who are left out of either the NFSA or the SFSS. The State Government submitted before the Court that …

Food Ministry vetoes Delhi’s ration delivery scheme
4 years ago

Food Ministry vetoes Delhi’s ration delivery scheme

The Hindu  

The Centre has vetoed the Delhi government’s scheme for doorstep delivery of rations, titled Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana, which was set to include packaged rice, wheat flour and sugar. Centrally-funded rations given under the National Food Security Act cannot be clubbed with additional State rations under a scheme with a new name, the Food Ministry told the Delhi …

[Violation Of National Food Security Act (NFSA)] Poor Consumers Looted For Years In Kashmir, Erring Officials To Be Booked
4 years, 7 months ago

[Violation Of National Food Security Act (NFSA)] Poor Consumers Looted For Years In Kashmir, Erring Officials To Be Booked

Live Law  

National Food Security Act or Right to Food is a people-friendly legislation targeted to benefit disadvantaged & marginalized communities of the society. Right to Food is enshrined in the constitution, Article 47 of constitution reads : "The State shall regard the raising of the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of public …

Ten States seek extension of free food grains scheme
4 years, 9 months ago

Ten States seek extension of free food grains scheme

The Hindu  

Ten Chief Ministers, from both the BJP and the Opposition, have demanded an extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, which was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of the first rescue package to deal with the economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are all aware of the situation and a decision will …

SC Asks Congress MP Jairam Ramesh To Submit Representation Before Centre On Plea For Food Security [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

SC Asks Congress MP Jairam Ramesh To Submit Representation Before Centre On Plea For Food Security [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the plea seeking directions to the Centre and state government to ensure the universal coverage of Food Security for all during the COVID-19 pandemic and directed that the issue be taken up as a representation before the concerned authorities.The Congress leader had sought directions from the court that the requirement of ration …

Bombay HC Directs Govt. To Set Up Food Commission Under National Food Security Act [Read Order]
5 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC Directs Govt. To Set Up Food Commission Under National Food Security Act [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday issued a writ of mandamus directing the State government to set up a State Food Commission under the National Food Security Act. In an order dated July 24, 2019, Court had given the state "last opportunity" to constitute State Food Commission as contemplated by Section 16 of the National Food Security Act, 2013. Court …

Centre Assures SC That National Food Security Act Will Be Implemented In All States and UTs
7 years, 7 months ago

Centre Assures SC That National Food Security Act Will Be Implemented In All States and UTs

Live Law  

The Centre today assured the Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B.Lokur and N.V.Ramana, that the provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2013 would be implemented in all the States and the Union Territories, and that the Government would make all efforts in this regard with due earnestness.The Attorney General, K.K.Venugopal, made this assurance on behalf of the Centre, …

Implement Food Act, Supreme Court to centre, states
7 years, 8 months ago

Implement Food Act, Supreme Court to centre, states

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:The Supreme Court has pulled up both the Centre and the states for the tardy implementation of the National Food Security Act and said a law enacted by Parliament as a part of its social justice obligation must be given its due respect and must be implemented faithfully and sincerely and positively before the end of this year. A …

SC Reprimands Centre, States For Not Implementing Food Security Act In Its True Spirit, Issues Directions [Read Judgment]
7 years, 8 months ago

SC Reprimands Centre, States For Not Implementing Food Security Act In Its True Spirit, Issues Directions [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

It is more important that each State Government and Union Territory realizes and appreciates their statutory and constitutional obligations and ensures that the will of Parliament which enacted the National Food Security Act, 2013 is given full effect to in letter and spirit,Government of India cannot plead helplessness in requiring State Governments to implement parliamentary laws, said. It is more …

SC Reprimands Centre, States For Not Implementing Food Security Act In Its True Spirit, Issues Directions [Read Judgment]
7 years, 8 months ago

SC Reprimands Centre, States For Not Implementing Food Security Act In Its True Spirit, Issues Directions [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

It is more important that each State Government and Union Territory realizes and appreciates their statutory and constitutional obligations and ensures that the will of Parliament which enacted the National Food Security Act, 2013 is given full effect to in letter and spirit,Government of India cannot plead helplessness in requiring State Governments to implement parliamentary laws, said. It is more …

Why Aadhaar card mandatory for rations, asks HC in notice
8 years ago

Why Aadhaar card mandatory for rations, asks HC in notice

Firstpost  

The public interest litigation filed by NGO Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan sought quashing of the Centre’s February 8 notification that made it mandatory for beneficiaries to possess Aadhaar cards for purchasing subsidised food grain under the National Food Security Act. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court, taking up a petition, on Wednesday, in a notice asked the Centre and …

Ensure food security for all in drought-hit areas: Supreme Court
8 years, 10 months ago

Ensure food security for all in drought-hit areas: Supreme Court

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that all households in drought-hit areas be supplied with heavily subsidized foodgrains, rebuking the centre and states for delayed implementation of the National Food Security Act. Hopefully, it will be implemented properly by the state governments and the centre,” said Yogendra Yadav, political scientist and co-founder of Swaraj Abhiyan, the organization that …

#SwarajAbhiyan-Part II - SC issues Directions on Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013 [Read the Directions]
8 years, 10 months ago

#SwarajAbhiyan-Part II - SC issues Directions on Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013 [Read the Directions]

Live Law  

We are quite surprised that with regard to the implementation of the NFS Act, even though the statute was passed by Parliament and it extends to the whole of India and is deemed to have come into force on 5 th July 2013, some States have not implemented it, said the Bench.The Supreme Court of India Today has issued Directions …

Food Security Act to be implemented in 21 states by April 1: Ram Vilas Paswan
9 years ago

Food Security Act to be implemented in 21 states by April 1: Ram Vilas Paswan

India TV News  

​ Ahmedabad: Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today announced that the National Food Security Act will be implemented in 10 more states from April 1, 2016, which will increase the total number of states implementing the NFSA to 21. "When I became minister, only 11 states had implemented the National Food Security Act and that …

Akhilesh launches National Food Security Act in UP
9 years ago

Akhilesh launches National Food Security Act in UP

India TV News  

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government today launched the National Food Security Act, 2013 with an aim to benefit more than 75 per cent of the state's population. He directed the officials to ensure seamless implementation the Act, under which five kg foodgrain, including wheat at a rate of Rs 2 per kg and rice at the rate of Rs 3 per …

SC raps states including Gujarat for not implementing Food Act
9 years, 1 month ago

SC raps states including Gujarat for not implementing Food Act

Firstpost  

The PIL alleged that parts of states like Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana and Chattisgarh had been hit by drought and the authorities were not providing adequate relief. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today on Monday serious note of non-implementation of Central welfare law National Food Security Act by some states …

'Is Guj not part of India?' Supreme Court raps states for not implementing MNREGA, other schemes
9 years, 1 month ago

'Is Guj not part of India?' Supreme Court raps states for not implementing MNREGA, other schemes

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court today came down heavily on certain states for not implementing welfare legislation National Food Security Act, saying that why a state like Gujarat is not implementing the law passed by Parliament. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today came down heavily on certain states for not implementing welfare legislation National Food Security Act, saying that why a state …

SC pulls up Gujarat govt over violation of food security law
9 years, 1 month ago

SC pulls up Gujarat govt over violation of food security law

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court came down heavily on the BJP government in Gujarat on Monday for failing to implement the National Food Security Act that mandates the state administration to provide 5 kg rice/wheat per member every month to all families below the poverty line. The bench also asked the Centre to collect and collate information from drought-hit states on the …

Food security or scarcity? Protests break out in Kashmir Valley against rationalisation of subsidy
9 years, 3 months ago

Food security or scarcity? Protests break out in Kashmir Valley against rationalisation of subsidy

Firstpost  

Protests have broken out in different parts of Kashmir against the government’s move to implement National Food Security Act in the state from February next year. Srinagar: Protests have broken out in different parts of Kashmir against the government’s move to implement the National Food Security Act in the state from February 2016. “Under the Act, the people will be …

Finally, UP to implement food law from December 1
9 years, 5 months ago

Finally, UP to implement food law from December 1

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government will finally roll out the National Food Security Act in three phases from December 1. UP will thus join a dozen other states and half-a-dozen union territories that have already implemented the then UPA government’s ambitious legislation promising food to the poor families at heavily subsidised rates. The state will thus join a dozen other states …

Odisha to implement Food Security Act from Nov 1
9 years, 6 months ago

Odisha to implement Food Security Act from Nov 1

India TV News  

Bhubaneswar: With about 20 lakh people yet to be struck down from the list of beneficiaries, Odisha government today said it would implement the National Food Security Act from November 1 instead of October 1. The programme will be implemented in two phases, said Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department secretary M S Padhi. Explaining the reason behind the delay …

Odisha to implement National Food Security Act
10 years, 5 months ago

Odisha to implement National Food Security Act

India TV News  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today said it would ensure implementation of the National Food Security Act in the entire state in a phased manner by July 2015, official sources said. “The administrative preparations have been initiated to implement the NFSA in the entire state in phases by July, 2015,” Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Secretary M S Padhi told reporters here …

Gujarat finally decides to implement food law, seeks a year's time
10 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat finally decides to implement food law, seeks a year's time

Firstpost  

The Gujarat government, which previously had reservations about the food security law, has sought one year extension for implementing the legislation. New Delhi: The Gujarat government, which previously had reservations about the food security law, has sought one year extension for implementing the legislation. The Centre has already given three months more, till October, to implement the Food Security Act …

Assam to implement Food Security Act from September
10 years, 8 months ago

Assam to implement Food Security Act from September

India TV News  

Guwahati: The Assam government will implement the National Food Security Act in the state from September 1 this year. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting convened by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today where senior officials of the Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, the nodal department for implementing NFSA, apprised him of the measures …

North eastern states to implement food security law by March
11 years, 4 months ago

North eastern states to implement food security law by March

Firstpost  

This was indicated by the north eastern states — Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura — at a meeting with Union Food Minister KV Thomas held yesterday at Guwahati, an official statement said. New Delhi: North Eastern states are expected to implement the ambitious food security law by March, or latest by the middle of next year. …

Government notifies Food Security Act
11 years, 6 months ago

Government notifies Food Security Act

India TV News  

New Delhi: Government has notified the landmark food security legislation, giving a legal right on highly subsidised foodgrains to 67 per cent of the country's population. ".It shall be deemed to have come into force on July 5, 2013," the Gazette notification said.The food law will provide food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to …

All you need to know about National Food Security Bill
11 years, 7 months ago

All you need to know about National Food Security Bill

Firstpost  

National Food Security Bill: All you need to know. The Lok Sabha on Monday endorsed the Food Security Bill, which makes subsidised foodgrain a right for 67 per cent of the population, or 82 crore Indians. Here are a few facts about the Bill: The chronology • The Bill was originally conceived by the National Advisory Council headed by Congress …

The national food security ordinance: five misconceptions
11 years, 7 months ago

The national food security ordinance: five misconceptions

Live Mint  

Misconception 1 add_main_imageThe National Food Security Ordinance will do nothing about under-nutrition. First, the National Food Security Bill includes maternity entitlements which could go a long way in ensuring better nutrition in the womb. Further, households may use the ‘implicit transfer’ from buying cereals at cheap prices to diversify diets and buy more nutritious food items. The NFSO is expected …

Address TN's concerns in Food Bill: Jayalalithaa tells PM
11 years, 7 months ago

Address TN's concerns in Food Bill: Jayalalithaa tells PM

The Hindu  

Flaying the Centre for “unilaterally” and “hastily” promulgating the National Food Security Ordinance 2013, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to replace the ordinance with a Bill which addresses the state’s concerns. The proportion of urban population must be increased from 50 per cent to cover the entire urban population, she said, adding, …

Dump the food security Bill
11 years, 9 months ago

Dump the food security Bill

India Today  

On Thursday, while inaugurating a power plant in Suratgarh, UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi slammed the opposition for stalling the National Food Security Bill. The quantum of money needed to fund the programme, which aims to provide cheap grain to 67 per cent of India's population, would be about Rs 2 lakh crore annually, according to estimates by …

Food Bill will result in higher leakages, says Ashok Gulati
12 years, 3 months ago

Food Bill will result in higher leakages, says Ashok Gulati

Firstpost  

The National Food Security Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha, will grossly interfere with the functioning of grain markets, resulting in higher leakages, chief of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices Ashok Gulati said. The National Food Security Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha, will grossly interfere with the functioning of grain markets, resulting in higher leakages, chief of …

A Bill that asks too much of the poor
12 years, 6 months ago

A Bill that asks too much of the poor

The Hindu  

In earlier writings, we have drawn attention to the quiet revival of the public distribution system in many States during the last few years. One interesting development is a major increase in PDS purchases: between 2004-5 and 2009-10, household purchases of wheat and rice from the PDS increased by 50 per cent in quantity terms. Using NSS data for 2009-10, …

A simple proposal on food security
13 years ago

A simple proposal on food security

The Hindu  

Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India March 12, 2012 Dear Prime Minister, We welcome the tabling of a National Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha as an important step towards the elimination of hunger and undernutrition in India. The attached note, “ >Simplifying the National Food Security Bill,” presents a more detailed outline of this proposal. We, the …

NAC for food security in one-fourth of districts, for now
14 years, 8 months ago

NAC for food security in one-fourth of districts, for now

The Hindu  

The National Advisory Council met the Food Ministry halfway on Wednesday, when it recommended extension of universal food entitlements to one-fourth of either the poorest districts or the poorest blocks in the country. This decision emerged after some NAC members pointed out that universalisation of food security would not be possible, given the current state of agricultural productivity and the …

NAC likely to finalise suggestions on Food Security Bill
14 years, 8 months ago

NAC likely to finalise suggestions on Food Security Bill

The Hindu  

Amid divergent views on the key measure, the National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi is expected to finalise its recommendations on Food Security Bill at its meeting on Wednesday. The issue of universal entitlement of foodgrains under the ambitious Food Security Bill has remained a bone of contention in the NAC so far. Swaminathan making a strong pitch for …

Pathway to food security for all
15 years ago

Pathway to food security for all

The Hindu  

In his latest budget speech, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced: “We are now ready with the draft Food Security Bill which will be placed in the public domain very soon.” Although no official draft has been made available as yet, several organisations and individuals have questioned the adequacy of the steps proposed to be taken under the Act to achieve …

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