Act : National Food Security Act, (NFSA) 2013
Date: July 5, 2013
Aim: Aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of the country's 1.2 billion people.
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
Salient Features of NFSA
Public Distribution System (PDS) is now governed by provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA).
Coverage under PDS is de-linked from the erstwhile 'poverty estimates'.
The Act provides coverage for nearly 2/3rd of the country's total population, basis Census 2011 population estimates.
75% of Rural and 50% of Urban population is entitled to receive highly subsidised foodgrains under two categories of beneficiaries – Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and Priority Households (PHH).
State/UT-wise coverage is determined by the erstwhile Planning Commission (now NITI Ayog) on the basis of 2011-12 Household Consumption Expenditure survey of NSSO.
The Act entitles 35 kg of foodgrains per AAY Household per month, whereas 5 Kg of foodgrain per PHH Person per month.
Identification of beneficiaries/households under NFSA is done by respective State/UT Government, which is required to frame its own criteria.
Highly subsidised Central Issue Prices of Re.1, Rs.2 and Rs.3 for Coarse-grains, Wheat and Rice respectively, kept unchanged till June 2019.
No reduction in foodgrains allocation to any State/UT under NFSA. Allocation gaps if any, are covered with Tide-Over allocation
Eldest woman of the beneficiary household (18 years or above) is considered as 'Head of Family' for the purpose of issuing ration cards.
Grievance redressal mechanism, through State Food Commissions, DGROs, Vigilance Committees at different levels are provisioned for Women Empowerment.
Provisions for disclosure of records relating to PDS operations, placing of beneficiaries' list in public domain/portals, for enhanced transparency
Assistance to States/UTs for meeting expenditure on intra-State transportation & handling of foodgrains and FPS Dealers' margin
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