The National Food Security Bill is based on Sarvodaya principles as it has adopted a human life cycle approach, looks at providing coarse grains (nutri-cereals) at subsidised rates, giving impetus to the public distribution system, giving woman the position as the head of the family, and synergising drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and food, M.S. Swaminathan, Member of the Rajya Sabha and Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, said here on Monday.