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Food Security Bill provided for covering 75% rural, 50% urban population
Our Bureau, New Delhi
The National Food Security Bill, 2011, introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 22, 2011, provided for coverage of upto 75% of the rural population, with at least 46% population belonging to priority households, and upto 50% of the urban population, with at least 28% population belonging to priority households for receiving subsidised food grains under Targeted Public Distribution (TPDS).