In the background of the projected national food security legislation, authenticity verification on food uncertainty in urban areas of 15 states has depicted an enhancement in 12 states while the circumstances have worsened in three states.

The majority inspiring enhancement has been observed in comparatively diffident states of MP, Orissa, Bihar, and UP, however the tale is severe in AP, Karnataka and Maharashtra, as per the Report on the Situation of Food Insecurity in Urban India, geared up mutually by the World Food Program and the M S Swaminathan, Research Foundation.

It was published on Saturday by Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy.

In an optimistic improvement, there was no solitary state in the group of extremely lofty insecurity in the year 2004-06 as opposed to two states which are Bihar and Madhya Pradesh coming under in that grouping six years back.

The nearly all notable development has been recorded in the matter of UP that has gone up from high urban food insecurity to low urban food insecurity group.

Whereas urban food uncertainty has intensified mainly in Maharashtra, AP and Karnataka are even now in the range of reasonable food insecurity.