President Pranab Mukherjee signed Ordinance on Food Security Bill

President Pranab Mukherjee signed the ordinance on food security on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal rights to 67 per cent(75% Rural and 50% urban) of the population over subsidised grains every month.The government spending estimated at one lakh 25 thousand crore rupees annually on supply of about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse cereals to 67 per cent of the population.