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Lok Sabha approves $20 billion Food Security Bill

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Aug 26 2013 | 10:55 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Lok Sabha on Monday approved a plan worth nearly $20 billion to give cheap grain to the poor, a key part of the ruling Congress party's strategy to win re-election.

The Rajya Sabha must approve the decree before it becomes law.

(Reporting by Anurag Kotoky and Mayank Bhardwaj; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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First Published: Aug 26 2013 | 10:49 PM IST

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