Food Bill could be cleared in ongoing Budget session

The cabinet has already cleared amendments to the Bill that would guarantee 5 kg of foodgrain a month to about 70 per cent of the countrys population at subsidised rates of Re 1 to Rs 3 per kg. The government has set aside Rs 10,000 crore in this years budget for estimated incremental cost under the Food Security Act.

Chidambaram also said the government was steadily and surely working on the next generation of reforms.