The food security Bill should look to exclude the wealthy, not include only the poorest of the poor
Just Target The Rich
The division of population, according to the National Food Security Bill, into priority, general and excluded is equivalent to having "different entitlements under the public distribution system: major entitlements, token benefits and nothing, respectively."
The Bill does not lay down the inner working clearly, and leaves room for obfuscation. If the Bill has to pass, it needs to be clear about its entitlements. And if it is passed anyhow, its implementation "will be very difficult."
-The Times of India, February 4, 2012
Just Target The Rich
The division of population, according to the National Food Security Bill, into priority, general and excluded is equivalent to having "different entitlements under the public distribution system: major entitlements, token benefits and nothing, respectively."
The Bill does not lay down the inner working clearly, and leaves room for obfuscation. If the Bill has to pass, it needs to be clear about its entitlements. And if it is passed anyhow, its implementation "will be very difficult."
-The Times of India, February 4, 2012