Ahead of elections, India’s cabinet establishes food security program that grants the right to food

by Jim Yardley

NEW DELHI – Frustrated by delays in Parliament, and eager to gain favor with rural voters ahead of national elections, India’s cabinet has approved a sweeping executive order that establishes a legal right to food and will create what is likely to be the world’s largest food subsidy system for the poor.

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