Govt to hold meeting to review implementation of National
Food Security Act
09/12/2014 16:18
The government of India will held a conference of Food Secretaries of 25 States/UTs, on Wednesday to review the implementation of National Food Security Act. The conference, chaired by the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, will review the status of preparedness of these States/UTs to implement the Act and progress in end-to-end computerization of Targeted Public distribution System (TPDS). The Act, which came into force with effective from 5th July, 2013, provided for a period of one year for identification of eligible households for receiving subsidized foodgrains, as per criteria which was also to be evolved by them. However, as many States/UTs had not completed the exercise of identification at the end of one year, the period had to be extended first by three months and then by another six months i.e. upto first week of April, 2015. They have been requested to complete the identification and ensure implementation of the Act in the extended period. During the Conference being held tomorrow, status of preparedness to implement the Act in 25 States/UTs will be reviewed which include identification of eligible households through a participative & transparent process and computerisation of PDS in a time-bound manner.
09/12/2014 16:18
The government of India will held a conference of Food Secretaries of 25 States/UTs, on Wednesday to review the implementation of National Food Security Act. The conference, chaired by the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, will review the status of preparedness of these States/UTs to implement the Act and progress in end-to-end computerization of Targeted Public distribution System (TPDS). The Act, which came into force with effective from 5th July, 2013, provided for a period of one year for identification of eligible households for receiving subsidized foodgrains, as per criteria which was also to be evolved by them. However, as many States/UTs had not completed the exercise of identification at the end of one year, the period had to be extended first by three months and then by another six months i.e. upto first week of April, 2015. They have been requested to complete the identification and ensure implementation of the Act in the extended period. During the Conference being held tomorrow, status of preparedness to implement the Act in 25 States/UTs will be reviewed which include identification of eligible households through a participative & transparent process and computerisation of PDS in a time-bound manner.
