Patel hits out at Guj govt over Food Security Act

Hitting out at the Gujarat government over implementation of Food Security Act, Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday claimed that it is yet to “complete” the process of identification of beneficiaries under the Act.

Patel, who is political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, also said that it will take another two years for the poor to get benefits under the Act. “We are talking about Digital India <g data-gr-id="18">now a days</g>, but, Gujarat government has not completed the process of identifying the poor beneficiaries to be covered under NFSA yet. This government will take another two years, which means that poor citizens of this state will get the benefits after two years,” Patel was quoted as saying in a release issued by Gujarat Congress. He was speaking after felicitating Muslim students in Bharuch town of South Gujarat. He also expressed concern about the rising cost of education and alleged that Centre has curtailed budget allocation for this sector. “Commercialisation of education sector has breached all the limits. Education-for-all at <g data-gr-id="17">affordable</g> cost is something which we are yet to achieve. 

Government run school are in bad shape while poor and <g data-gr-id="15">middle class</g> citizens are finding it difficult to bear the cost of education for their children” he said.