Schoolgirls collect their free mid-day meals, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New...
Schoolgirls collect their free mid-day meals, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi May 8, 2013. India may soon pass a new law to give millions more people cheap food, fulfilling an election promise of the ruling Congress party that could cost about $23 billion a year and take a third of annual grain production. The National Food Security Bill, which aims to feed 70 percent of the population, could widen India's already swollen budget deficit next year, increasing the risk to its coveted investment-grade status. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: EDUCATION POLITICS FOOD TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)