Food Bill: Dawn of a pernicious legislation

The National Food Security Bill (NFSB) is now just a step away from complete legislative approval. On Monday, the Lok Sabha cleared the Bill. A vote in the Rajya Sabha is due next week and an endorsement is now almost certain. What has not changed are the doubts about the efficacy and costs—both short and long term—of the Bill voiced over the past couple of years. In fact, in the past weeks and months its votaries have highlighted them, even if unwittingly.

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