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| J&K fails first deadline to implement Food Security Bill | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 30: After Jammu and Kashmir government failed to meet its first deadline to implement National Food Security Bill of 2013, contradictory voices of PDP-BJP ministers on its implementation may further delay it till the summer of 2016.
Despite the fact that state administration had failed to meet its first deadline of April 4, 2015, dissent voices over the implementation of National Food Security Bill of 2013 among finance minister and another PDP minister, according to sources, may further delay its implementation till June-July 2016.
Highly placed source told Early Times that after a fresh cabinet sub-committee meet, the minister proposed to implement nation food security Bill (2013) initially in the six districts from January 1, 2016 on experimental basis.
He had also proposed that after the Jammu and Kashmir divisions, the bill would be extended to rest of the districts from April 1, 2016 as per guidelines.
However, according to sources, the Finance Minister, who was well aware of financial implications of the implementation of Bill from state monetary budget, had opposed the suggestion.
Sources said the minister had sent a dissenting note to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Syed, stating therein that several pro-people decisions of the department were being turned down by the finance minister despite a nod of the cabinet sub-committee.
The national food security law as per guidelines is a law of the which aims to provide food grains to approximately two-third of the country's 1.2 billion people. Under the provisions of law, 75% of rural population and 50% of the urban population under Public Distribution System are entitled to 5 kilograms per person per month of rice, cereals and grains at rice Rs 3 per kg, wheat at Rupees 2 per kg and Coarse grains at Rupee 1 per kg.
The guidelines of law reveal that states are responsible for determining eligibility criteria and people like pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled to a nutritious "take home ration" of 600 Calories and a maternity benefit of at least Rs 6,000 for six months, while Children from 6 months to 14 years of age are to receive free hot meals.
The central government is bound to provide funds to states in case of short supplies of food grains and state governments will be responsible to provide a food security allowance to the beneficiaries in case of non-supply of food grains.
The department of CAPD is already in process of cancelling fake ration card rackets in Jammu and Kashmir these days to make smooth ways for implementation of centrally sponsored schemes in the state.
Pertinently dozens of fake ration card rackets recently surfaced in many parts of central, North and South Kashmir. |
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