Food and Public Distribution Minister K.V. Thomas today said that government is committed to introduce National Food Security Bill in the ongoing winter session of Parliament.

Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Mr. Thomas said that government has evolved consensus on various provisions of the bill which ensures food for every citizen of the country.

He added that government has held rigorous consultations with all the stake holders including the state governments to settle various contentious issues.

Mr. Thomas said that Cabinet will take up the bill for approval on Monday. On the other side BJP said that there are many disaccorded notes within the UPA on National Food Security Bill.

Party spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that it is to be seen, how the government develops the criteria to identify the poor families for priority house holds.

The proposed bill covers two third of the rural population and half of the urban population to ensure food security.

Under the proposed law, beneficiaries have been divided into priority households and the general households.

Priority households are those below poverty line families in the existing public distribution system, while general households are above poverty line families.

The Bill seeks to provide seven kg of rice and wheat per month per person to priority households at three and two rupees per kg respectively.

Persons under the general households would get at least three kg of rice and wheat at 50 per cent of the minimum support price.