Chhattisgarh Food Security Act, 2012 -Friday Dec 21,2012

The Raman Singh(BJP) government in Chhattisgarh has stolen a march over theUPA Govt at the Centre by enacting the Chhattisgarh Food Security Act, 2012, which provides for food entitlements to -

• all Antyodaya households
• priority households and 
• general households

without prescribing any limit on the percentage of beneficiaries in the vulnerable social groups.

The Bill that was passed by State Assembly on Friday, seeks to provide35 kilogram/per month of foodgrains

•  to Antyodaya (poorest of the poor) families at Re 1 per kg

• to priority (Below Poverty Line) households at Rs. 2 per kg and
• 15 kg/month to general (Above Poverty Line) households at a rate of less than 50 per cent of the minimum support price of the grain.

 Note

• Chhattisgarh State was formed on November 1, 2000 by partitioning 16 Chattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh .

• Raipur is the Capital of the State

• The State has a population of 25 Million(2011 Census)of which 95% wereHindus;2% Muslims and 2% Christians. 

• The State Legislative assembly is composed of 90 members  and there are 11 members of the Lok Sabha.The Rajya Sabha has 5 Members from the State.

• Chattisgarh State consists of 27 districts