date:Jul 19, 2012
The Act seeks to address the issue of food security in the country in a holistic manner by adopting a life cycle approach. This was stated by K V Thomas, minister of consumer affairs, food public distribution, while launching The Bulletin on Food Justice in India, brought out by Oxfam India, the Institute of Development Studies and the Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy here today.
Highlighting the provisions of the Food Security Bill, Thomas said that, the proposed Act provides for