CPI(M) seeks withdrawal of proposed NFSA amendment
The CPI(M) has demanded the withdrawal of a proposed amendment to the National Food Security Act that would shift grain entitlement from a household-based system to a per capita model. The party argues the change is anti-poor and will disproportionately harm smaller households and states with successful family planning programs.
Describing the proposed amendment to the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which seeks to change the entitlement criteria under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) from a household-based system to a per capita system, as “anti-poor”, the CPI(M) on Tuesday accused the Union government of attempting to gradually dilute and weaken the legislation. The party demanded that the proposed amendment be withdrawn immediately.
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