Kathmandu, Aug 27 (RSS): The House of Representatives on Sunday unanimously passed the bill relating to Right to Food-2075.
During the HoR meeting, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Chakrapani Khanal tabled the bill.
Taking part in the theoretical discussions on the bill, lawmakers stressed the need of determining nutritional value of food adding that none should lose his or her life from starvation.
Those lawmakers taking part in the discussion were Krishna Bhakta Pokharel, Som Prasad Pandey, Prem Suwal, Divyamani Rajbhnadari, Dev Gurung, Narayan Prasad Marasini, Surya Prasad Pathak, Bimala Bishwokarma, Sarala Kumari Yadav, Asha Kumari BK, Ghanshyam Khatiwada, Rajendra Prasad Gautam, Renuka Gurung, Durga Poudel, Dev Prasad Timalsina and Mohan Baniya.
Responding to the queries raised by lawmakers, Minister Khanal said that the bill would help implement the rights of people to the clean and healthy food. He said, “The government has put the activity to ensure right to food in the top priority. Land Reforms Act-2021 will be amended. These all laws will ensure food rights.” The next HoR meeting shall hold on August 28.
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