Do we need acts like Food security bill for giving adequate food ration to economically weaker section. Is the tactic of enabling people earn by enhanced skill, fixing minimum need based wages to all, stressing on right and duty to work rather than food not more logical.

Do we need an act to safeguard our resources including food grains. Some time back, apex court had directed government to distribute surplus ration among poor instead of allowing this to deteriorate. Government did not act then.

The proposed food security bill that has been introduced by ordnance route is expected to give ration to poor at subsidized rate. In fact, some state governments are already doing that. Is this move not more an election strategy than real desire to feed the poor.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jul/15/india-food-security-bill

The entire exercise is aimed at deceiving the gullible masses of India. Their dishonest intentions are starkly clear as this corrupt government is already out with ads blitz even before it has been turned into an act!!! Leaving aside this grand deception of this bankrupt government , let us take a hard look at the history of Indian response to the challenges of hunger which has been shamelessly, relentlessly exploited by political parties. It is instructive to know that there are already state-level 'Antodaya' programs like the one which is now in operation in Tamil Nadu and other states. So there is hardly anything new in this. Now come to the issue of hunger, a study reveals that there is barely 1% of our populace who are denied of means to meet hunger and there are more people who are dying because of malnutrition that is the sub-human quality of their food intake. A nation which cannot ensure supply of safe and potable water to even town dwellers in its 67th year of Independence should be held criminally liable.

What are the economic aspects of this so-called 'food Security'? Just think of the procurement, storage and transportation costs of it, I am sure, you would call it mad. If the cost works out to Rs.30 for distribution of one KG. of rice, any person endowed with minimum intelligence would opine that it would be better to transfer a direct cash credit of this amount to a well-identified compact class of hungry people to meet this challenge instead of drawing up a program which were tried out to disastrous effects of creating parasitical middlemen devouring all the benefits themselves.

We need to enable people to work and earn for their needs rather than depend on such freebies. There is no alternative to hard work.. Creating employment opportunities, imparting skill are the only way to remove poverty.

No country has ever developed on making its public lazy. The government trying to attract public is perhaps making two mistakes, ;wasting money which could otherwise used for various methods to create jobs but making public believe that our government has no real plans to uplift poor people of this country but to keep them on ventilator.

True. Government has no plans to uplift the poor. If at all there are plans they are for uplifting themselves.

If it has any that is to keep them in perpetual state of poverty so that they could be treated as dumb animals and pushed around to perpetuate the state of richness of a few!!

Can someone help in understanding exctly the clear pros and cons of the food security bill as i am still unable to get a clear picture and i think many here are same as me...

The govt will provide rice @ Rs. 3/- , wheat @ Rs. 2/- and other coarse grains like bajra @ re 1/- to urban and rural poor. This will benefit the poorest section of people. This is in the form of right to food. Needless to say food is the basic right and Govt. has done well to enforce this by law.

But this will prove very costly and uneconomical as there will be huge transportation and storage cost to government...It is also opined that this move is for votes rather than food to people. Also why the govt waited for last year before next election?

However what ever be cost, this is a good step. But this should be temporary measure. The real solution on permanent basis is to impart skill and employment opportunity to enable people get decent income and buy necessaries at market rate.

Do we need acts like Food security bill for giving adequate food ration to economically weaker section. Is the tactic of enabling people earn by enhanced skill, fixing minimum need based wages to all, stressing on right and duty to work rather than food not more logical.

Do we need an act to safeguard our resources including food grains. Some time back, apex court had directed government to distribute surplus ration among poor instead of allowing this to deteriorate. Government did not act then.

The proposed food security bill that has been introduced by ordnance route is expected to give ration to poor at subsidized rate. In fact, some state governments are already doing that. Is this move not more an election strategy than real desire to feed the poor.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jul/15/india-food-security-bill

The entire exercise is aimed at deceiving the gullible masses of India. Their dishonest intentions are starkly clear as this corrupt government is already out with ads blitz even before it has been turned into an act!!! Leaving aside this grand deception of this bankrupt government , let us take a hard look at the history of Indian response to the challenges of hunger which has been shamelessly, relentlessly exploited by political parties. It is instructive to know that there are already state-level 'Antodaya' programs like the one which is now in operation in Tamil Nadu and other states. So there is hardly anything new in this. Now come to the issue of hunger, a study reveals that there is barely 1% of our populace who are denied of means to meet hunger and there are more people who are dying because of malnutrition that is the sub-human quality of their food intake. A nation which cannot ensure supply of safe and potable water to even town dwellers in its 67th year of Independence should be held criminally liable.

What are the economic aspects of this so-called 'food Security'? Just think of the procurement, storage and transportation costs of it, I am sure, you would call it mad. If the cost works out to Rs.30 for distribution of one KG. of rice, any person endowed with minimum intelligence would opine that it would be better to transfer a direct cash credit of this amount to a well-identified compact class of hungry people to meet this challenge instead of drawing up a program which were tried out to disastrous effects of creating parasitical middlemen devouring all the benefits themselves.

We need to enable people to work and earn for their needs rather than depend on such freebies. There is no alternative to hard work.. Creating employment opportunities, imparting skill are the only way to remove poverty.

No country has ever developed on making its public lazy. The government trying to attract public is perhaps making two mistakes, ;wasting money which could otherwise used for various methods to create jobs but making public believe that our government has no real plans to uplift poor people of this country but to keep them on ventilator.

True. Government has no plans to uplift the poor. If at all there are plans they are for uplifting themselves.

If it has any that is to keep them in perpetual state of poverty so that they could be treated as dumb animals and pushed around to perpetuate the state of richness of a few!!

Can someone help in understanding exctly the clear pros and cons of the food security bill as i am still unable to get a clear picture and i think many here are same as me...

The govt will provide rice @ Rs. 3/- , wheat @ Rs. 2/- and other coarse grains like bajra @ re 1/- to urban and rural poor. This will benefit the poorest section of people. This is in the form of right to food. Needless to say food is the basic right and Govt. has done well to enforce this by law.

But this will prove very costly and uneconomical as there will be huge transportation and storage cost to government...It is also opined that this move is for votes rather than food to people. Also why the govt waited for last year before next election?

However what ever be cost, this is a good step. But this should be temporary measure. The real solution on permanent basis is to impart skill and employment opportunity to enable people get decent income and buy necessaries at market rate.

Thanks a lot Gulshan ji for the clarity.. What comes to mind again is that isn't is already going on... Aren't we giving basic daily stuff food to people who are BPL and also who will get advantage out of this.. i mean any particular section of people... ??

Do we need acts like Food security bill for giving adequate food ration to economically weaker section. Is the tactic of enabling people earn by enhanced skill, fixing minimum need based wages to all, stressing on right and duty to work rather than food not more logical.

Do we need an act to safeguard our resources including food grains. Some time back, apex court had directed government to distribute surplus ration among poor instead of allowing this to deteriorate. Government did not act then.

The proposed food security bill that has been introduced by ordnance route is expected to give ration to poor at subsidized rate. In fact, some state governments are already doing that. Is this move not more an election strategy than real desire to feed the poor.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jul/15/india-food-security-bill

The entire exercise is aimed at deceiving the gullible masses of India. Their dishonest intentions are starkly clear as this corrupt government is already out with ads blitz even before it has been turned into an act!!! Leaving aside this grand deception of this bankrupt government , let us take a hard look at the history of Indian response to the challenges of hunger which has been shamelessly, relentlessly exploited by political parties. It is instructive to know that there are already state-level 'Antodaya' programs like the one which is now in operation in Tamil Nadu and other states. So there is hardly anything new in this. Now come to the issue of hunger, a study reveals that there is barely 1% of our populace who are denied of means to meet hunger and there are more people who are dying because of malnutrition that is the sub-human quality of their food intake. A nation which cannot ensure supply of safe and potable water to even town dwellers in its 67th year of Independence should be held criminally liable.

What are the economic aspects of this so-called 'food Security'? Just think of the procurement, storage and transportation costs of it, I am sure, you would call it mad. If the cost works out to Rs.30 for distribution of one KG. of rice, any person endowed with minimum intelligence would opine that it would be better to transfer a direct cash credit of this amount to a well-identified compact class of hungry people to meet this challenge instead of drawing up a program which were tried out to disastrous effects of creating parasitical middlemen devouring all the benefits themselves.

We need to enable people to work and earn for their needs rather than depend on such freebies. There is no alternative to hard work.. Creating employment opportunities, imparting skill are the only way to remove poverty.

No country has ever developed on making its public lazy. The government trying to attract public is perhaps making two mistakes, ;wasting money which could otherwise used for various methods to create jobs but making public believe that our government has no real plans to uplift poor people of this country but to keep them on ventilator.

True. Government has no plans to uplift the poor. If at all there are plans they are for uplifting themselves.

If it has any that is to keep them in perpetual state of poverty so that they could be treated as dumb animals and pushed around to perpetuate the state of richness of a few!!

Can someone help in understanding exctly the clear pros and cons of the food security bill as i am still unable to get a clear picture and i think many here are same as me...

The govt will provide rice @ Rs. 3/- , wheat @ Rs. 2/- and other coarse grains like bajra @ re 1/- to urban and rural poor. This will benefit the poorest section of people. This is in the form of right to food. Needless to say food is the basic right and Govt. has done well to enforce this by law.

But this will prove very costly and uneconomical as there will be huge transportation and storage cost to government...It is also opined that this move is for votes rather than food to people. Also why the govt waited for last year before next election?

However what ever be cost, this is a good step. But this should be temporary measure. The real solution on permanent basis is to impart skill and employment opportunity to enable people get decent income and buy necessaries at market rate.

Thanks a lot Gulshan ji for the clarity.. What comes to mind again is that isn't is already going on... Aren't we giving basic daily stuff food to people who are BPL and also who will get advantage out of this.. i mean any particular section of people... ??

Now percentage of people to be benefited and the rates of grain are also decided. The benefit is only for dry ration items like wheat, rice or maize and not for vegetables, fruits and other eatables. The intention is that nobody should sleep hungry. Really right to food is basic right and this is well done. But equally important is right to work which if implemented will automatically give right to food. So education and skill is most significant and would be long term solution.

Do we need acts like Food security bill for giving adequate food ration to economically weaker section. Is the tactic of enabling people earn by enhanced skill, fixing minimum need based wages to all, stressing on right and duty to work rather than food not more logical.

Do we need an act to safeguard our resources including food grains. Some time back, apex court had directed government to distribute surplus ration among poor instead of allowing this to deteriorate. Government did not act then.

The proposed food security bill that has been introduced by ordnance route is expected to give ration to poor at subsidized rate. In fact, some state governments are already doing that. Is this move not more an election strategy than real desire to feed the poor.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jul/15/india-food-security-bill

The entire exercise is aimed at deceiving the gullible masses of India. Their dishonest intentions are starkly clear as this corrupt government is already out with ads blitz even before it has been turned into an act!!! Leaving aside this grand deception of this bankrupt government , let us take a hard look at the history of Indian response to the challenges of hunger which has been shamelessly, relentlessly exploited by political parties. It is instructive to know that there are already state-level 'Antodaya' programs like the one which is now in operation in Tamil Nadu and other states. So there is hardly anything new in this. Now come to the issue of hunger, a study reveals that there is barely 1% of our populace who are denied of means to meet hunger and there are more people who are dying because of malnutrition that is the sub-human quality of their food intake. A nation which cannot ensure supply of safe and potable water to even town dwellers in its 67th year of Independence should be held criminally liable.

What are the economic aspects of this so-called 'food Security'? Just think of the procurement, storage and transportation costs of it, I am sure, you would call it mad. If the cost works out to Rs.30 for distribution of one KG. of rice, any person endowed with minimum intelligence would opine that it would be better to transfer a direct cash credit of this amount to a well-identified compact class of hungry people to meet this challenge instead of drawing up a program which were tried out to disastrous effects of creating parasitical middlemen devouring all the benefits themselves.

We need to enable people to work and earn for their needs rather than depend on such freebies. There is no alternative to hard work.. Creating employment opportunities, imparting skill are the only way to remove poverty.

No country has ever developed on making its public lazy. The government trying to attract public is perhaps making two mistakes, ;wasting money which could otherwise used for various methods to create jobs but making public believe that our government has no real plans to uplift poor people of this country but to keep them on ventilator.

True. Government has no plans to uplift the poor. If at all there are plans they are for uplifting themselves.

If it has any that is to keep them in perpetual state of poverty so that they could be treated as dumb animals and pushed around to perpetuate the state of richness of a few!!

Will it not be better to establish community kitchens instead of subsidized food grains. The Gurudwaras manage community kitcehns where any one can eat. The credit for this goes to Guru Ram Das.

Will it not be better to establish community kitchens instead of subsidized food grains. The Gurudwaras manage community kitcehns where any one can eat. The credit for this goes to Guru Ram Das.

But is this a sure shot decision that food will reach the needy.. and will they allow same people to eat everyday. Issues are everywhere