Letter by SANJHA SAMVAD group to Shri Manmohan Singh Ji (Prime Minister of India ) on National Food Security Bill

[vinod pandey]

Dear all,

 

From last few months we have been discussing on National food Security Bill and some of us have thoroughly gone through the proposed bill by NAC. Based on our discussion and as earlier discussed that we would be writing a letter  to Shri Manmohan Singh Ji  (Prime Minister of India ) on National Food Security Bill for bring some of the practical amendments based on the ground realisty persists in Indian context. Based on our discussion we have drafted a proposed billa and a letter to Shri Manmohan Singh Ji.

Please find attached letter by SANJHA SAMVAD group  to Shri Manmohan Singh Ji  (Prime Minister of India ) on National Food Security Bill. And if you have any suggestion on it do suggest us, before we send it to the Prime Minster of India. We would be submitting the letter by by the 10th of this month, so if you have any suggestion feel free to send it before 10th June 2012.

 

Let's take a step to bring the change!

 

Regards

Vinod Pandey

 

 

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VINOD PANDEY
(Project Officer North Zone)

Caritas India ,Divya Deepti Sadan,9-10 IBhai Veersingh Marg , New Delhi. 110 001
email: vinod...@caritasindia.net, www.caritasindia.org

Tel: +91 11  65293191 Mob: +91 9716529491 (Delhi) & +91 9529912881 (Common)

 

[P.U Francis]

Dear friends,

I greatly appreciate the efforts put in by the members to critically look at the bill and give very useful suggestions to improve the same.

Regards,

Francis P u

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[GIRISH]

Dear All,

 

I appreciate the whole effort taken towards the National Food security Bill.

 

The process adopted to generate recommendation and sending it to Our Prime Minister is a good idea.

But we should think sitting on Prime Minister Side.

I hope the handing over of this recommendation will be by Hand.

 

I have few suggestions, hope it’s helpful

 

a.       Document has to be drafted in Hindi.

b.      The recommendation will appeal more if we could add some facts or incidence related to such issues of our village.

c.       Please reflect more on the recommendations before handing over.

d.      Do mention the details of the Network, who are those 250 organizations/individuals.   

 

Best Wishes!!!

 

GIRISH PETER
State Officer, Bihar

Caritas India, Sewa Kendra, Patna, Bihar 800010

Email: gir...@caritasindia.net Web: www.caritasindia.org
Phone: 0091 612 2272425 Mobile: 0091 9308608562

 

[shipra gupta]

Dear Friends,

 

Its good to have such initiative from our group and i hope if the present Manmohan Singh Ji government would able to include the proposed amenments in the NFSB, the bill would be able to do justice with its need. I agree with Mr. Girish that proobably we could include some of the ground examples in the proposed amendments , but i dont know how far sending the document in Hindi or English would serve the basic purpose ( but it may be good to to submit the amendments in our national Language Hindi).

 

I really appriciate that we all had quality discussion on NFSB in last 2-3 months, although informally this group is operating but i appriciate the efforts of we all that some of have given their quality time to go through the entire NFSB and then come out with the amendments. In between some of us have did some campaigns ( at Sagar) in realtion with NFSB and at places many of us have shared the NFSB in CBO meetings. this all is good we have discused , still we can discuss but important is we also need to make this amendments materialise. we have just finished going through NFSB, discussion on this and drafted amendments, now the major task would be to make the propose amendment to reach and read by PM of India and the action on it.

 

One suggestion we could take the copies of this amendment and could share with other organisations also and probably from different states we could send the letter tro the PM in the state language.

 

Shipra

WWF-India

 

 

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:39 PM, vinod pandey <vinod...@caritasindia.net> wrote:

[SANJHA SAMVAD]

Dear Shipra & Girish ,

 

Thanks for all your inputs and ineed your all inputs are strengthening the draft amendment letter on food security bill.  Possibilities of handing over the bill in person would be bit difficult, but probably we could explore such possibilities and if possible could see how many of us could come to Delhi for this noble cause.

 

Sanjha Samvad

[GIRISH]

Dear Vinod,

 

Please find below email on How to meet PM of India, I hope it will help…….

 

Appointment

"The requests for appointments may be addressed either to the Prime Minister himself or to the Private Secretary to Prime Minister.

The telephonic contact may be made at 011-23018939, Appointment Cell"

GIRISH PETER
State Officer, Bihar

Caritas India, Sewa Kendra, Patna, Bihar 800010

Email: gir...@caritasindia.net Web: www.caritasindia.org
Phone: 0091 612 2272425 Mobile: 0091 9308608562

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[shipra gupta]

Dear all,

 

I am highly agree with Mr. Girish that it would be better to handover this proposed drafted letter to the PM rather than sending by email or through post. As it would add value and gravity of our group couple of months hard work. probably not all (It would be good if all, but i dont know how far it is possible for all of us to come to delhi), but a team of few member could be called to delhi and plan out the overall strategy and accordingly we would move. But i dont know how far it is possible, but we could explore for it!

 

Shipra

[GIRISH]

Dear Friends,

 

I have just dialled the below number of Prime Minister Appointment to enquire and to check the number is working J.

I am very delighted to share with you all that, they have listen me and advised to send a letter seeking appointment. If  we all agree to handover the National food security bill recommendations by hand, than we can write a letter seeking appointment to our Prime Minister. Based on the dates provided we should plan the other modalities, like who will be in a team, how many members etc.

 

With regard to letter I have a suggestion, as this recommendation is prepared by Sanjha Samwad. So the background of Sanjha Samvad in the cover page is required in brief.   

 

With Best Wishes

 

GIRISH PETER
State Officer, Bihar

Caritas India, Sewa Kendra, Patna, Bihar 800010

Email: gir...@caritasindia.net Web: www.caritasindia.org
Phone: 0091 612 2272425 Mobile: 0091 9308608562

 

[Ashok Kumar Sinha]

Dear Friends,

Greetings!

I highly appreciate for this policy advocacy initiative under the leadership of SANJA SAMVAD. And we are targetting to appropriated person and process is perfect.

Recently, I have dome similar exercise on NFSB under the banner of FIAN India and shared FIAN INDIA MANDATE - it might be useful for drafting team member. We have shared it with few Political Representative and NAC member.

FIAN India Mandate for Food Security (in the light of NFSB, 2011)

 

·      Providing food security mechanisms self- controlled by the people, not creating dependence on government food entitlements alone (Food Security with Dignity)

·      Access to land, forest and water resources for real livelihood and food security

·      Guarantee minimum 80% of the food procurement directly from local farmers, especially small and marginal farmers and support these farmers to produce in agro ecologically adequate ways

·      Fulfilling international obligations to honor the right to food of Indian citizens

·      Addressing complex issues arising due to FTA and other international treaties and national policies affecting livelihoods and food security of the citizens of India

·      Universal Public Distribution System (providing essential nutritional elements apart from the food grains to prevent malnutrition and diseases)

·      Retaining Antyodaya programme for the extremely vulnerable communities

·      Honoring Supreme Court orders regarding extension of mid-day meals to all the children in and out of school and universalization of ICDS

·      Building transparency mechanisms in the implementation of the new food distribution scheme/ channel

·      Complaint redressal systems connected with the right to service act

thanks

Ashok Kumar Sinha

Development Consultant

+91 9968395292 / + 91 9868200040

On 04-Jun-12, at 11:58 AM, GIRISH wrote:

Dear Friends,

 

I have just dialled the below number of Prime Minister Appointment to enquire and to check the number is working J.

I am very delighted to share with you all that, they have listen me and advised to send a letter seeking appointment. If  we all agree to handover the National food security bill recommendations by hand, than we can write a letter seeking appointment to our Prime Minister. Based on the dates provided we should plan the other modalities, like who will be in a team, how many members etc.

 

With regard to letter I have a suggestion, as this recommendation is prepared by Sanjha Samwad. So the background of Sanjha Samvad in the cover page is required in brief.   

 

With Best Wishes

 

GIRISH PETER
State Officer, Bihar

Caritas India, Sewa Kendra, Patna, Bihar 800010

Email: gir...@caritasindia.net Web: www.caritasindia.org
Phone: 0091 612 2272425 Mobile: 0091 9308608562

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Dear all,

 

I am highly agree with Mr. Girish that it would be better to handover this proposed drafted letter to the PM rather than sending by email or through post. As it would add value and gravity of our group couple of months hard work. probably not all (It would be good if all, but i dont know how far it is possible for all of us to come to delhi), but a team of few member could be called to delhi and plan out the overall strategy and accordingly we would move. But i dont know how far it is possible, but we could explore for it!

 

Shipra

 

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:03 AM, GIRISH <gir...@caritasindia.net> wrote:

Dear Vinod,

 

Please find below email on How to meet PM of India, I hope it will help…….

 

Appointment

"The requests for appointments may be addressed either to the Prime Minister himself or to the Private Secretary to Prime Minister.

The telephonic contact may be made at 011-23018939, Appointment Cell"

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GIRISH PETER
State Officer, Bihar

Caritas India, Sewa Kendra, Patna, Bihar 800010

Email: gir...@caritasindia.net Web: www.caritasindia.org
Phone: 0091 612 2272425 Mobile: 0091 9308608562

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[SANJHA SAMVAD]

Dear Girish Ji,

 

Thanks for your all initiative to guide us about the approach to PM of India. Soon some of our memberss from Delhi would be taking the necessary steps.

 

With the initiative of NFSB analysis and proposing a draft bill (originally amendments) we are also receiving a good support from many other organization who all are directly not the part of Sanjha Samvad.

 

We are hoping that good number of NGOs representatives would be with us for the support of the cause.

 

SANJHA SAMVAD  

[vinod pandey]

Dear all,

 

Its good news for all of us that we had discussion with PMO office on behalf of SANJHA SAMVAD and are quite positive and soon we would be getting some dates to meet Shree Manmohan Singh Ji (Prime Minister of India) and we would be handing over the amended National Food Security Bill ( NFSB) to him. There are chances that in 2^nd or 3^rd week of July we could get the dates.

 

Once the date would be finalized probably few of us (from different parts of the country) could meet with him.

 

We also need to finalise the list of members meeting with Pm, as it is one of the required agenda to be submitted to the PMO before the meeting.

 

In concern with the above we request you all to send the name (who all are interested) to meet PM of India for NFSB. One concern is vital before meeting with the PM we all need to again go through the drafted amended NFSB so that our final action would be not limited only up to meeting with the PM , but also that amended NFSB ( proposed by SANJHA SAMVAD) would be included in proposed NFSB

 

 

Let’s be prepared to bring change!

 

Regards

Vinod Pandey

 

 

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:54 PM, shipra gupta <shipr...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Mungreiphy Shimray]

Dear Vinod,

The igniting strength you have is indeed appreciated and the same appreciation goes to all the team members.

Regards

[shipra gupta]

Dear all,

 

Its a great step for all of us and good to see that we all have contributed for it. its really interesting to see the power of being togetherness and active involvement of each one of us. A small e-group started with few people has taken the shape of a strong network, contributed analytically on one of the most important bill for developing india ( NFSB) and now at the stage to make contribution on NFSB to materialise.

 

Sometimes it is more important that either small or big group , group must be focused, work systematically and work as a team.

 

I would be happy to be part of meeting with PM on NFSB.

 

Shipra

[kamlesh kumar]

Dear all,

 

I appreciate the efforts of the group for bringing highly analytical amended –NFSB (national Food Security Bill), a special thanks to all of us for reaching up to this stage! It’s a great step and now I am sure with the power and strength of this group we would be able to bring a feasible, applicable and people oriented bill to address the food security issue in the country.

 

I would be happy to be the part of meeting with PM. Coming from Maharastra to Delhi would be an interesting journey to be the part of the movement to bring change!

 

A special thanks to the people who have taken step to meet with PM ManMohan Singh ji.

 

Kudos for the group team power!

 

Kamlesh

[kumar Ratan]

Dear All,

I would not like to be part of the meeting with PM on amended -NFSB.

I do appreciate the initiative taken by Sanjha Samvad on a very crucial Bill like Food Security.

In India (globally as well) the general practice is that the civil society organisations do go for policy advocacy and advocate for the welfare of people.  In all the successful cases of policy advocacy by NGOs it has been observed that its people, the direct beneficiaries or the target groups have come forward and fought/advocated for their rights/desired amendments in any Bill or Government's decision.

As far as NFSB amendment is concerned, i would like to say that the proposed bill should be discussed by mature SHGs (Self Help Group) women in their village level meeting, the progressive Farmers' Club should also be facilitated to discuss this Bill in the village level meeting. If a Gram Sabha in any project area (across country) is strong and active, the Gram Sabha should also discuss the proposed bill. The proceedings to be written and the list of amendments to should be prepared and duly signed by the target community members of Caritas India' projects.

The SHG members  e.g named Angoori from vidharbha region and Farmer's club member named Ramkhelawan from bundelkhand region, meet the PM and say, " Hon'ble PM sir, we have discussed the proposed NFSB in our villages (may be 40-50 villages) and these are the amendments we propose"

The proceeding may be facilitated by any sanjha samvad representative.

Basically in this system the people's voice get recognized. Let the poor and marginalised persons and the grass root level democratic bodies speak on NFSB. Our points could also be added to their list of amendments. Rather than leading a group of social workers or professionals, let us facilitate our community members to lead us. This will bring empowerment to them and make the policy advocacy more democratic (for the people, by the people). 

Regards,

Kumar Ratan.

Kumar Ratan

(Project Manager, Harit Prayas)

JCSS, 64, Cantt., Bishop's House, Jhansi- 284001, Uttar Pradesh, India.

email:kumarra...@gmail.com

web page: www.haritprayas.blogspot.com

Mob: +91 9935395253 

[Mungreiphy Shimray]

Dear Ratan,

Well expressed. This is ideal and what we wanted and where this is not happening effort to happen must continue. On the other hand community leaders and development workers can also  join hands advocate for it.

Regards

[shipra gupta]

Dear Mr. Ratan,

 

Agree with you , but also important is - who will take such steps? and important is begin the process, it would be more effective if  members of CBOS would be participating in the entire process of drafting the NFSB. the present draft  proposed by sanjha samvad has also gone through such process as at many placess it has been discussed with cbo members and community and some of us has send their feedback. Pro longing for any thing , would probably not serve the purpose.

 

I hope you would also be bringing the concern from CBOs from Bundelkhand region.

 

Shipra

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 4:36 PM, kumar Ratan <kumarra...@gmail.com> wrote: