Despite the delay in passage of the Food Security Bill in Parliament,
the ambitious programme was launched by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on
Tuesday with the promise that it would reach two-thirds of the country’s
125-crore population and provide them with grain at subsidised rates.
Hailing the scheme as an “unparalleled” one in the world, as it aims to
feed every poor person in the country, Ms. Gandhi said: “We have people
who still do not get food and there are malnourished children in the
country. That is why we made such a law so that nobody goes hungry and
no child sleeps without food.”Sonia Gandhi unveiled the scheme by handing over 5-kg grain packets and Aadhaar-based smart cards to 12 women
The food security programme would provide subsidised grains for 67 per cent of the population and would see government spending an estimated Rs. 1,25,000 crore to supply 62 million tonnes of grains
Under the scheme, beneficiaries would get wheat at Rs. 2 a kg, rice at Rs. 3 a kg and coarse grain at Rs. 1 a kg
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