The proposed bill targets two categories of households – priority households and general households – under which 75 per cent of the rural population (with at least 46 per cent of the population belonging to priority households) and 50 per cent of the urban population (with at least 28 per cent of the population belonging to priority households) will become entitled to subsidized food grains.
It is a necessary condition both for the adoption of new technologies in the first place, and for the effective unfolding of their effects on firms’ productivity. •  Supporting investment in human capital is therefore another crucial policy aim.