The National Food Security Bill will be introduced in Parliament tomorrow. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Food and Public
Distribution Minister K. V. Thomas said the Bill would first be tabled in the Lok Sabha.

The Union Cabinet had approved the Food Security Bill on last Sunday.

Mr. Thomas said that Centre was developing a mechanism to share the additional cost on the Food Security Bill with the states. He expressed confidence that there would be no financial stress on implementing the Bill. The Minister said that from the proposed 75 per cent of the rural population covered under the Bill, at least 46 per cent would be priority house holds from the weaker sections.

From 50 per cent of the urban population, at least 28 per cent will be priority households.

Mr. Thomas said the Government would provide nutritional meals for the children while Rs 1,000 for six months to the pregnant women for six month.