date:Sep 03, 2013
Indian upper house, Rajya Sabha, passed the controversial Food Bill on Monday evening, local news channel TIMESNOW reported.
The Food Security Bill, which aims at providing subsidised food to the country's two-thirds of the population, was passed in the Rajya Sabha along with amendments after a long debate by the members.
It will be sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent. The lower house, Lok Sabha, has passed the bill after a nine hour debate on August 27.
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