Parul Chhaparia Financial Chronicle New Delhi July 2: The Economic Survey has recommended setting up of a single regulatory body that will cover highways, railways, ports and airports for overall development of transport sector. “The authority will have at least one member from each sub-sector. If needed it could also have specialised groups of professionals in each sector. The corresponding department/ministry could be the authority for appointing the sub-sector member and specialised sub-units,” the Survey said. *** Food coupons to tackle malnutrition Age correspondent New Delhi July 2: Terming malnutrition as a major threat to social and economic development, the Economic Survey 2008-09 stressed on the need to modify the existing policies and programmes to tackle the problem. Observing that there are major deficiencies in the public distribution system, the Economic Survey has mooted the idea of providing food coupons to poor people to address the issue of diversion of foodgrain.
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