Come Up With Policy On Community Kitchens Scheme After Interacting With States : Supreme Court Directs Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Come Up With Policy On Community Kitchens Scheme After Interacting With States : Supreme Court Directs Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to come up with a scheme for establishing pan-India community kitchens, after interacting with the state governments.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli has directed the five states with highest number of hunger deaths including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar,. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to come up with a scheme for establishing pan-India community kitchens, after interacting with the state governments. A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli has directed the five states with highest number of hunger deaths including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Maharashtra to file their responses in the matter. The petition, filed in 2019 has taken cue from pre-existing and successful run community kitchen services provided by certain state governments such as Amma Unavagam in Tamil Nadu, Annapurna Rasoi in Rajasthan, Indira Canteens in Karnataka, Aam Aadmi Canteen in Delhi, Anna Canteen in Andhra Pradesh, Mukhyamantri Dal Bhat Yojana in Jharkhand and Ahaar Centre in Odisha.

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SC leaves it to states to decide on setting up community kitchens
1 year, 1 month ago

SC leaves it to states to decide on setting up community kitchens

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has left it to the states and union territories to decide on setting up community kitchens to tackle hunger and starvation deaths while dismissing a public interest litigation. “We have not examined whether the concept of Community Kitchens is a better or wiser alternative available to the states to achieve the object of National Food Security Act. …

'Hunger Has To Be Satisfied' : Supreme Courts Asks Centre To Consider Framing Model Community Kitchen Schemes
3 years, 2 months ago

'Hunger Has To Be Satisfied' : Supreme Courts Asks Centre To Consider Framing Model Community Kitchen Schemes

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union of India to consider preparing a model scheme for community kitchens across the country and providing additional food grains to the States in this regard.The Bench however clarified that the logistical issues, as far as the scheme is concerned, will have to be taken care of by the States. The Supreme Court …

Community Kitchens: SC Unhappy Over Centre's Reply, Says It's State Responsibility to Provide Food to People Dying of Hunger
3 years, 4 months ago

Community Kitchens: SC Unhappy Over Centre's Reply, Says It's State Responsibility to Provide Food to People Dying of Hunger

News 18  

The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed strong displeasure over the Centre’s response on framing a pan-India policy to implement the Community Kitchen Scheme and granted it three weeks to hold a meeting with states, saying that a welfare state’s first responsibility is to provide food to people dying due to hunger. A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices AS …

'Welfare State Has To Ensure No One Dies Of Hunger' : Supreme Court Gives Centre Last Chance To Frame Community Kitchen Policy
3 years, 4 months ago

'Welfare State Has To Ensure No One Dies Of Hunger' : Supreme Court Gives Centre Last Chance To Frame Community Kitchen Policy

Live Law  

Emphasizing that a welfare state has a constitutional duty to ensure that no one dies of hunger, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted 3 weeks time to the Central Government, as a last opportunity, to frame a pan-India policy on community kitchens, after taking the view of different state governments.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana …

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking setting up of community kitchens across country to battle hunger
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking setting up of community kitchens across country to battle hunger

Firstpost  

The plea claimed 69 percent of children under the age of five die every day due to hunger and malnutrition and that it was violative of various fundamental rights, including right to life New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list for hearing a plea seeking directions to all states and Union territories to formulate a scheme for …

Plea In SC Seeks Temporary Pan-Indian Community Kitchens At Block-Level Amidst COVID Lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

Plea In SC Seeks Temporary Pan-Indian Community Kitchens At Block-Level Amidst COVID Lockdown

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has been moved in a plea seeking directions to the Centre and the states to set-up pan-India temporary community kitchens at the Block-level amid the pandemic of novel Coronavirus to ensure that no person is forced to sleep on an empty stomach in these trying times. The applicants, through Advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi and Ashima Mandla submits …

Covid-19 lockdown: Social, religious groups join hands with govt to provide food to needy
5 years ago

Covid-19 lockdown: Social, religious groups join hands with govt to provide food to needy

Hindustan Times  

Social and religious organisations have started feeding the needy and migrant workers trekking back home in the absence of public transport, and state governments opened community kitchens at shelter homes, enlisting the staff of the police to hand out packages of food in response to the coronavirus crisis and the distress it has sparked. In most states, community kitchens have …

Community Kitchens: SC Imposes Costs Of Rs 5 Lacs On Several States For Failure To File Reply [Read Order]
5 years, 1 month ago

Community Kitchens: SC Imposes Costs Of Rs 5 Lacs On Several States For Failure To File Reply [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs. 5 lacs on several states for failing to file affidavits on a PIL seeking establishment of state-funded or Public Private Partnership kitchens across the country. Community kitchens are institutions that provide cheap or free nutritious food as a service to the general public usually run by religious institutions or by the state. …

Food Security : SC Issues Notice On Plea For Establishing Community Kitchens In Country
5 years, 6 months ago

Food Security : SC Issues Notice On Plea For Establishing Community Kitchens In Country

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has asked the centre to file its reply to the petition seeking setting up of community kitchens pan-India, to eradicate hunger, malnutrition and starvation deaths prevalent in the country.The petition filed by social activists Anun Dhawan, Ishann Dhawan and Kunjana Singh through Advocates Asima Mandla, Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi and Mandakini Singh was listed for admission. The Supreme …

Plea SC Seeks Establishment Of Community Kitchens Across The Country To Combat Hunger and Malnutrition[Read Petition]
5 years, 7 months ago

Plea SC Seeks Establishment Of Community Kitchens Across The Country To Combat Hunger and Malnutrition[Read Petition]

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking to establish state-funded or Public Private Partnership community kitchens pan-India, to eradicate hunger, malnutrition and starvation deaths prevalent in the country. Community kitchens are institutions that provide cheap or free nutritious food as a service to the general public usually run by religious institutions or by the state. …

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 …

States, Centre need to work together to implement food law: Thomas
11 years, 5 months ago

States, Centre need to work together to implement food law: Thomas

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Food Minister KV Thomas today asked state governments to address three critical issues – identification of beneficiaries, creation of storage capacity and door-step delivery of foodgrains via PDS – for the successful implementation of the food security law. Addressing the state food ministers meet here, he called for greater coordination and cooperation between the centre and state governments …

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