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The National Food Security Act, 2013

Central

An Act 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 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
20 of 2013
Ministry
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Department
Department of Food and Public Distribution
Enacted
10 Sep 2013

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45 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Right to receive foodgrains at subsidised prices by persons belonging to eligible households under Targeted Public Distribution System.
  4. Section 4Nutritional support to pregnant women and lactating mothers.
  5. Section 5Nutritional support to children.
  6. Section 6Prevention and management of child malnutrition.
  7. Section 7Implementation of schemes for realisation of entitlements.
  8. Section 8Right to receive food security allowance in certain cases.
  9. Section 9Coverage of population under Targeted Public Distribution System.
  10. Section 10State Government to prepare guidelines and to identify priority households.
  11. Section 11Publication and display of list of eligible households.
  12. Section 12Reforms in Targeted Public Distribution System.
  13. Section 13Women of eighteen years of age or above to be head of household for purpose of issue of ration cards.
  14. Section 14Internal grievance redressal mechanism.
  15. Section 15District Grievance Redressal Officer.
  16. Section 16State Food Commission.
  17. Section 17Salary and allowances of Chairperson, Member, Member-Secretary and other staff of State Commission.
  18. Section 18Designation of any Commission or body to function as State Commission.
  19. Section 19Joint State Food Commission.
  20. Section 20Powers relating to inquiries.
  21. Section 21Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of State Commission.
  22. Section 22Central Government to allocate required quantity of foodgrains from central pool to State Governments.
  23. Section 23Provisions for funds by Central Government to State Government in certain cases.
  24. Section 24Implementation and monitoring of schemes for ensuring food security.
  25. Section 25Implementation of Targeted Public Distribution System by local authority in their areas.
  26. Section 26Obligations of local authority.
  27. Section 27Disclosure of records of Targeted Public Distribution System.
  28. Section 28Conduct of social audit.
  29. Section 29Setting up of Vigilance Committees.
  30. Section 30Food security for people living in remote, hilly and tribal areas.
  31. Section 31Steps to further advance food and nutritional security.
  32. Section 32Other welfare schemes.
  33. Section 33Penalties.
  34. Section 34Power to adjudicate.
  35. Section 35Power to delegate by Central Government and State Government.
  36. Section 36Act to have overriding effect.
  37. Section 37Power to amend Schedules.
  38. Section 38Power of Central Government to give directions.
  39. Section 39Power of Central Government to make rules.
  40. Section 40Power of State Government to make rules.
  41. Section 41Transitory provisions for schemes, guidelines, etc.
  42. Section 42Power to remove difficulties.
  43. Section 43Utilisation of institutional mechanism for other purposes.
  44. Section 44Force Majeure.
  45. Section 45Repeal and savings.