Salient Features Of National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013

Hiai Act Parliament a ki-passed. Government in 10th September, 2013 a puankhiak.

Objective to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity.

Upto 75% rural and upto 50% urban subsidized foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), two-thirds population.

Eligible persons to receive 5 Kgs of foodgrains per person p/m at subsidised prices of Rs. 3/2/1 per Kg for rice/wheat/coarse grains. The existing Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households (poorest of the poor), to receive 35 Kgs of foodgrains per household p/month.

Focus on Women & children. Besides meal to pregnant women and lactating mothers during pregnancy and six months after the child birth, such women will also be entitled to receive maternity benefit of not less than Rs. 6,000. Children upto 14 years entitled to nutritious meals. In case of non-supply of entitled foodgrains or meals, the beneficiaries will receive food security allowance. Grievance redressal mechanism at District & State levels. To ensuring transparency and accountability.

Implementation 28 States/UTs, North-East ah Assam, Sikkim, Tripura, Meghalaya. Chandigarh & Puducherry are implementing in DBT mode i.e. providing direct cash transfer of food subsidy to the beneficiaries.

Every State Government shall, by notification, constitute a State Food Commission for monitoring & review of implementation of the Act. (http://dfpd.nic.in/nfsa-act.htm)

Entitled for three years from enactment to 5 kilograms

States are responsible for determining eligibility criteria;

Pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled maternity benefit of at least Rs 6,000 for six months;

Children 6 months to 14 years of age are to receive free hot meals or "take home rations";

State government will provide a food security allowance to the beneficiaries in case of non-supply of food grains;

The Public Distribution System is to be reformed;

The eldest woman in the household, 18 years or above, is the head of the household for the issuance of the ration card;

There will be state- and district-level redress mechanisms; and

State Food Commissions will be formed for implementation and monitoring of the provisions of the Act..

The poorest (AAY) entitled to the 35 kilograms of grains allotted to them under the mentioned scheme.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w…/National_Food_Security_Act,_2013)