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Heading for grain drain

The proposed right to food Bill may have some serious consequences. It aims to provide rice at Rs 3, wheat at Rs 2 and coarse grains at Rs 1 per kg. Each person in the prio-rity households is to be given 7 kg of grains per month. Other households will get grains at higher prices. Assuming that all 500 million priority persons belonging to 46% of rural and 28% of urban households get 7 kg per month, around 40 million tonnes of foodgrains would be needed. If, on top of this, 300 million persons get 3 kg per month, an additional 10 million tonnes would be needed. Thus, more than 50 million tonnes of grains would be required. 

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