Center Allows Another Six Months Time To States For Implementation Of Food Security Act

03 April . Jaipur

Center has extended implementation of Food Security Act for another six months in the states.

Union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Ram Vilas Paswan while briefing media in jaipur Friday said despite unseasonal rain and hailstorm there is adequate storage of food grains and sugar to meet the demand of people.

He said that his ministry has received proposal for free distribution of grains to the farmers of hailstorm affected states.

Paswan said government is considering the proposal from Rajasthan for distributing eighty five metric tonne food grain for farmers whose crops were affected by rain.