India has taken several measures to curb food price rise and are showing 'promising results', he said, while addressing the FAO session on international food prices.
"The landmark National Food Security Act gives 'Right to Food' to 67 per cent of the population by ensuring them foodgrains at the most affordable prices, thereby protecting them against price volatility," Thomas said.
The provisions under the law will result in availability of sufficient food for an active and healthy life of poor people, he added.
Addressing a separate session on world food security, Thomas said that India's food law marks a paradigm shift in approach to food security -- from being a welfare measure to rights-based approach.
The act legally entitles up to 75 per cent of the rural population and 50 per cent of the urban population to receive 5 Kg of foodgrain per head per month at a highly subsidised rate under public distribution system, he said.
Having enacted this historic law, it is necessary to ensure its proper implementation and sustainability, he added.
Noting that several steps taken to check prices of essential food
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