Food security Act: Is it well thought out?

The draft of the National Food Security Act is going to be presented before Parliament in the winter session. This was one of the main promises made by the Indian National Congress in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, 2009.

As per the proposed Act, the most vulnerable sections of society will have a legally enforceable right to food that guarantees sufficient food for them. Thus, every family living below the poverty line in rural and urban areas will be entitled, by law, to 25 kg of rice or wheat per month at Rs 3 per kg.

Several national programmes — Targeted PDS, Mid-Day Meal Scheme, National Food for Work Programme, Antyodaya Anna Yojna, Integrated Child Development Scheme, etc., — are already operational in the country to help achieve the target of food security.

But still, according to the Global Hunger Index, India is ranked 66 among 88 developing countries — worse than nearly 25 Sub-Saharan African countries and all of South Asia, except Bangladesh. Will making an Act ensure food for all and help in meeting the Millennium Development Goal target of 2015?

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/ET-Debate/Food-security-Act-Is-it-well-thought-out/articleshow/4934851.cms?curpg=2

So what do you think, is this food security Act a well thought out process?