According to an internal assessment of food ministry, shared with chief ministers recently, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh will see massive reduction in their annual grain allocation! Bihar and Uttar Pradesh together send 120 members to the Lok Sabha of the total of 543 elected ones.
The assessment says annual allocation of food grain to Bihar (1st on gainer list) will rise by 110.2 per cent as compared to their average annual off take and will get 5.6 mt instead of their average up take of 2.66 million tons; Uttar Pradesh (2nd on gainer list) will go up 47 per cent and will get 9.63 mt instead of their usual average uptake of 6.55 mt. Rajasthan's (3rd on gainer list) annual quota is to rise by 52 per cent under National Food Security Ordinance, promulgated earlier this month. The assessment shows states where legislative Assembly polls are due in the next few months stand to gain the most from the ordinance. While Tamil Nadu's share of grains to drop by 32% i.e instead of 3.78 mt they will get 2.57 mt. If presently followed assessment is applied to Goa, Goa is likely to get only 0.38 mt.! Is that sufficient for Goa which is over-flooded with poor migrants holding ration cards in Goa? Will Shantaram Naik, Goa MP to Raj Sabha, take up this issue with the center or he only wants that Goa government to consult him before spending money which is to be granted by center for tourism development? Shantaram Naik should not forget the legislative assembly polls in Goa too are due in next few months to come? To compute what Goa is likely to get under the ordinance, and to read more on the issue click on to the link provided herein below: http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/up-bihar-foodgrain-a llocation-to-soar-113071600043_1.html