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PLEA SEEKING INCLUSION OF PERSON WITH DISABLITIES AS BENEFFICIARIES UNDER FOOD SECURITY ACT: DELHI HC ISSUES NOTICE TO CENTRE
In the petition made by National Federation of Blind seeking a direction to be issued to the central government to further direct all the state and union territories to include person with disabilities as beneficiaries under “Antyodaya Anna Yojna” and Food Security act, Delhi High Court issues notice.
Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notice to Ministry of consumer affairs, Food and Pubic Distribution and ministry of social Justice and Empowerment.
The order came in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the directions to the Central government to consider the cases of visually impaired persons and people with disabilities for extending the benefits under National Food Security Act, on the basis of the disability certificate of ‘Aadhar card’ and without ‘Ration Card’.
The petitioner contended that Food Security Act mandates the Ration Card which end up neglecting the persons with disabilities from the benefits because they do not have ration cards, because generally the are kicked out of their home, making it impossible for getting a ration card.
Petitioner also said that the persons with disabilities shall be eligible for under ‘Antodya Anna Yojna’ for the implementation of food security scheme guaranteed under the section 10 of the Food security act.
The petitioner further pointed that no state government has carried out the task of identifying the priority households which would be beneficiaries under food security act.
Therefore, petitioner wants the court to issue notice to the central government to issue directions to all states and union territories to provide food grains to the poor people with disabilities free of cost just as was done for migrant laborers during the pandemic.
The court will further hear the matter on 22 July’ 2020.
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