Source: Oxfam
October 2013
Unpacking India’s historic new Food Security law – M. Kumaran, Oxfam
India’s food justice program coordinator, unpacks India’s historic new Food Security Act
On 2nd September, 2013 the Indian Parliament ushered in a new legally-enforceable regime in India’s struggle against hunger through the historic National Food Security Act 2013. The Act injects more resources into India’s food and nutrition programmes and establishes an independent grievance redress system for fixing gaps in implementation. However the Act is far from being a comprehensive piece of legislation, with many policy loopholes….”
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