(a) whether there is any proposal to set up food security authority in different parts of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the said authorities are likely to be set up?
(a) whether there is any proposal to set up food security authority in different parts of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the said authorities are likely to be set up?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) to (c): In pursuance to the announcement made by the President of India in her address to the Joint Session of Parliament on 4th June, 2009, to enact a new law – the National Food Security Act – the Government have prepared a draft National Food Security Bill, covering various aspects of the proposed legislation.
After consultations with States/Union Territories and Central Ministries/Departments on the Draft Bill, approval of Government at the appropriate level will be obtained before its introduction in the Parliament.