The Supreme Court on Monday censured certain states for not implementing welfare legislation National Food Security Act, saying that why a state like Gujarat is not acting on the law passed by Parliament. “What is Parliament doing? Is Gujarat not a part of India? The Act says it extends to whole of India and Gujarat is not implementing it. Tomorrow somebody can say that it is not going to implement the CrPC, IPC and the Evidence Act,“ a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said.
The bench also asked the Centre to collect and collate information from drought-hit states on the status of welfare schemes like MGNREGA, food act and mid-day meal. It asked the Centre to file an affidavit by February 10 and posted the matter for further hearing two days thereafter.
The apex court had on January 18 asked the Centre to give information about implementation of the schemes as to whether those affected were being provided the minimum required employment and food.
The bench was hearing a PIL which alleged that parts of states like Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana and Chhattisgarh have been hit by drought and the authorities were not providing adequate relief.
The PIL had sought implementation of the food security act which guarantees 5 kg of grains per person per month. It sought a direction to authorities that affected families be given pulses and edible oils, and milk and eggs for school children.
The bench also asked the Centre to collect and collate information from drought-hit states on the status of welfare schemes like MGNREGA, food act and mid-day meal. It asked the Centre to file an affidavit by February 10 and posted the matter for further hearing two days thereafter.
The apex court had on January 18 asked the Centre to give information about implementation of the schemes as to whether those affected were being provided the minimum required employment and food.
The bench was hearing a PIL which alleged that parts of states like Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana and Chhattisgarh have been hit by drought and the authorities were not providing adequate relief.
The PIL had sought implementation of the food security act which guarantees 5 kg of grains per person per month. It sought a direction to authorities that affected families be given pulses and edible oils, and milk and eggs for school children.
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