Salient
Features of National
Food Security Bill 2013
• Coverage of two thirds population to get highly susidized foodgrains
• Poorest of the poor continue to get 35 kg per household
• Eligible households to be identified by the States
• Special focus on Nutritional Support to women and children
• Food Security Allowance in case of non supply of foodgrains
• States to get assistance for intra-State transportation
• Women Empowerment Eldest women will be Head of the household
• ‘Aadhaar’ for unique identification of beneficiaries
• Grievance Redressal Mechanism at district level
• Social Audits and Vigilance Committees to ensure Transparency
• Penalty for non compliance
• Coverage of two thirds population to get highly susidized foodgrains
• Poorest of the poor continue to get 35 kg per household
• Eligible households to be identified by the States
• Special focus on Nutritional Support to women and children
• Food Security Allowance in case of non supply of foodgrains
• States to get assistance for intra-State transportation
• Women Empowerment Eldest women will be Head of the household
• ‘Aadhaar’ for unique identification of beneficiaries
• Grievance Redressal Mechanism at district level
• Social Audits and Vigilance Committees to ensure Transparency
• Penalty for non compliance
After
promulgation of the Ordinance By His Excellency President of India
• The Ordinance has to be laid on the Table of each House of Parliament and shall cease to operate at the expiration of six weeks.
• Any Member can give a notice of statutory resolution for disapproval of the Ordinance and if the resolution for disapproval is adopted by both the Houses before the expiration of six weeks, the Ordinance shall cease to operate (as per Article 123(2)(a) of the Constitution).
• The Government in order to give a statutory status to the Ordinance will have to bring a Bill in either House of the Parliament replacing the Ordinance. (In this case the National Food Security Bill is already pending in Parliament).
• The convention in both the Houses is that the Resolution for disapproval as well as the Bill replacing the Ordinance are discussed and debated together to save the time of the House.
• Resolutions for disapproval are first put to vote of the House and after there being defeated, the Bill is put to the Vote of the House for Passing.
• If the contents of the Ordinance are different from the Bill already pending, the Government will have to bring forward official amendments and get them Passed.
• Even if a Bill pertaining to any subject is pending in either House of the Parliament, an Ordinance pertaining to the same can be promulgated.
• The Ordinance has to be laid on the Table of each House of Parliament and shall cease to operate at the expiration of six weeks.
• Any Member can give a notice of statutory resolution for disapproval of the Ordinance and if the resolution for disapproval is adopted by both the Houses before the expiration of six weeks, the Ordinance shall cease to operate (as per Article 123(2)(a) of the Constitution).
• The Government in order to give a statutory status to the Ordinance will have to bring a Bill in either House of the Parliament replacing the Ordinance. (In this case the National Food Security Bill is already pending in Parliament).
• The convention in both the Houses is that the Resolution for disapproval as well as the Bill replacing the Ordinance are discussed and debated together to save the time of the House.
• Resolutions for disapproval are first put to vote of the House and after there being defeated, the Bill is put to the Vote of the House for Passing.
• If the contents of the Ordinance are different from the Bill already pending, the Government will have to bring forward official amendments and get them Passed.
• Even if a Bill pertaining to any subject is pending in either House of the Parliament, an Ordinance pertaining to the same can be promulgated.
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