new delhi a month after clearing the draft food security bill the egom on food will meet again on april 5 to consider changes in the proposed legislation raising the entitlement of rice or wheat from the 25 kg per month to bpl families is among the changes proposed sources said the bill already cleared by the egom and supposed to be taken to the cabinet provides for mandatory provision of 25 kg of rice or wheat per month to bpl families at rs 3 per kg as promised in the congress poll manifesto the meeting is being held amid speculation that the upa chairperson sonia gandhi wanted these changes to be incorporated in the draft bill the quantum of increase sought was however not clear the egom on food headed by finance minister pranab mukherjee is meeting on monday to discuss the draft food security bill official sources said adding that the finance ministry has sought some clarifications including adjudication of complaints a poor person can file complaint if heshe does not receive foodgrain under the national food security bill after the egom meeting on march 18 food and agriculture minister sharad pawar had said that the panel had cleared the draft bill the minister had also said that the number of bpl population to be covered under the act would be on the basis of planning commissions estimate currently 652 crore families are covered under the public distribution system which may go up to 814 crore if planning commission approves a formula suggested by a committee headed by suresh tendulkar the tendulkar panel was set up by the prime minister to arrive at a comprehensive methodology to estimate poverty in the country its report was submitted in december last year a top food ministry official said that the law ministry is finalising the draft bill after cabinet approval it would be put up for public comment one of the important features in the bill is to check the loopholes in pds through computerisation and doorstep delivery system to ensure food security the official said that bpl population would continue to get 35 kg of rice or wheat through ration shops and they would also have the right to claim the 25 kg of foodgrain provided for under the new law the government is unlikely to specify the price at which it would offer foodgrain to bpl families as the official said mentioning rs 3 a kg would be difficult to change if required in future without parliament approval the government might also provide money as a security to bpl families in case of an emergency situation like flood where it is difficult to transport foodgrain