An Empowered Group of Ministers, EGoM today approved the draft Food Security Bill. The Bill will provide highly subsidised wheat and rice to the poor as a matter of legal right. The Ministers' panel headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee cleared the flagship proposal of the UPA government which will provide foodgrains at a cheap rate to 75 per cent of the rural population and 50 per cent of those living in cities. Thus 68 per cent of the country's total population will have the food security.AIR correspondent reports, under the Bill which will give legal right to the beneficiaries for food, a quantity of 7 kg per month per person will be given to the Below Poverty Line people. It will be provided at 3 rupees per kg for rice and 2 rupees per kg for wheat.