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POLICY BRIEF PAPER: REFORMING THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM.
- Source :
- Singapore Economic Review; Sep2016, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p-1, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The article discusses the National Food Security Act (NFSA) passed by the Indian Parliament offering albeit, cereals in limited amounts at subsidized prices to the bottom urban and rural populations. Topics discussed include the Act as the largest welfare program undertaken for providing food security and nutrition to poor, replacing the price subsidy with revenue neutral direct unconditional income transfers to benefit extremely poor and no imposition of additional fiscal burden.
- Subjects :
- FOOD security laws
CEREALS as food
SUBSIDIES
PUBLIC welfare
POOR people
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02175908
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Singapore Economic Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124617254
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590816710016