First MGNREGA and now Food Security Bill. Ayn Rand will be devastated when she learns about such Government policies.
The departmental store owner near my house said that laborers in NREGA program work for just half a day and for the second half they go to sleep. Due to this NREGA program, it is difficult to find laborers in rural areas.
Now, the Food Security Bill. 67% of the 1.2 Billion population is entitled for 5 Kilos of grains for a subsidized price of Rs. 3 - Rs. 5 per KG every month. This is going to cost the tax payers 1.5 Lakh crore INR (approx. 25 Billion dollars each year). On top of that, rice price for the common man - in practice 90% of population will buy rice in departmental store - will increase by Rs. 10 - Rs. 15 per kilo. This food grains bought by government at a subsidized price from the market will rot and be eaten by mice since we dont have as many godowns required to store such quantities of food grains. There will be corruption all around, where the Fair Price Shop (FPS) owners will benefit greatly.
And this program is passed by Congress vide an ordinance and not through the Parliament.
I really hope that people see through the nonsensical nature of this program.
God. This is such a disaster.
The departmental store owner near my house said that laborers in NREGA program work for just half a day and for the second half they go to sleep. Due to this NREGA program, it is difficult to find laborers in rural areas.
Now, the Food Security Bill. 67% of the 1.2 Billion population is entitled for 5 Kilos of grains for a subsidized price of Rs. 3 - Rs. 5 per KG every month. This is going to cost the tax payers 1.5 Lakh crore INR (approx. 25 Billion dollars each year). On top of that, rice price for the common man - in practice 90% of population will buy rice in departmental store - will increase by Rs. 10 - Rs. 15 per kilo. This food grains bought by government at a subsidized price from the market will rot and be eaten by mice since we dont have as many godowns required to store such quantities of food grains. There will be corruption all around, where the Fair Price Shop (FPS) owners will benefit greatly.
And this program is passed by Congress vide an ordinance and not through the Parliament.
I really hope that people see through the nonsensical nature of this program.
God. This is such a disaster.
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