Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Sunday declared that Food Security Bill will soon become a reality. The Bill has a provision of providing rice, wheat and other food grains at very cheaper rates to the people.
Tewari, addressing a gathering before distributing ration to over 500 poor, needy and destitute persons, said that the Cabinet had given its nod to the modified Food Security Bill last week and same was reintroduced in the lok Sabha last Friday.
He expressed hope that the Parliament will soon pass this Bill, under this Bill 67 per cent population living below and above poverty line the rural and urban areas will get rice and wheat at the very nominal rates of Rs 3 and Rs 2 per kg respectively and other food grains at the rate of Rupee 1 per kg.
Each family will have legal right to get a minimum of 20 kg food grains per month at these rates, he added.