
File photo of Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee during an interaction session in Kolkata. PTI Photo
- EGoM headed by Pranab clears draft food security Bill
- Staff Writer 22:34 HRS IST
- New Delhi: The Empowered Group of Ministers today cleared the draft Food Security Bill that seeks to give legal right to the poor to get 25 kgs of foodgrain in a month at Rs 3 per kg. The group headed by FM Pranab Mukherjee decided to recommend to the Cabinet for increase in the quantity of foodgrain for the 11.5 crore families above poverty line through ration shops.