Food security- Need for objective Analysis

The National Food Security Bill 2010 which aims to provide subsidised foodgrain has been hotly debated by the Experts The Targetted public distribution system which provides 35kg of food grains including Wheat & Rice to 65.2 million families classified as BPL (Below poverty line) and 24.3 million families in Antyodya scheme ( Rs 2 for wheat and Rs 3 for Rice) is proposed to be replaced by a new arrangement where all the BPL families would have access to 25kg of Foodgrains priced at Rs 3 ( In case of BPL families Rs 4.15 is being charged for Wheat & Rs 5.65 for Rice now) But the major question with this regard is the delivery problem According to planning commission own estimates 58% of food does not reach BPL families under existing distribution system Yet we seem to put all our confindence in the implementation of the new arrangement on the same distribution system Furthermore there are many fundamental flaws in the methodology of identifying families living Below poverty line There is also no common grounds among experts on what should be the poverty line In this context any legislation to be effective has to be more broadbased and objective A strict analysis of the existing apparatus is the need of the hour It should also take into account large number of families who are just above the povertyline because poverty is not a static situation Any hasty implementation would thwart the basic and noble objective that this legislation aspires to achieve