{"id":372538,"date":"2020-04-20T00:02:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T18:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=372538"},"modified":"2020-05-31T19:51:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T14:21:43","slug":"what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"What is National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d119dcb7a01\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d119dcb7a01\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013\/#National_Food_Security_Act_NFSA_2013\" >National Food Security Act (NFSA) , 2013<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013\/#Objective_and_Important_features_of_this_act\" >Objective and Important features of this act<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013\/#Identification_Coverage_and_Eligibility_of_Households\" >Identification Coverage and Eligibility of Households<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013\/#Food_Entitlements_and_Security_Allowance\" >Food Entitlements and Security Allowance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013\/#Grievance_Redressal\" >Grievance Redressal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013\/#Beneficiaries_of_the_Targeted_Public_Distribution_System\" >Beneficiaries of the Targeted Public Distribution System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/what-is-national-food-security-act-nfsa-2013\/#TPDS_Entitlements_and_Beneficiaries\" >TPDS Entitlements and Beneficiaries\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, passed recently by the Indian Parliament, aims to ensure food security in India, chiefly by providing cereals at subsidized prices through the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) for about two-thirds of households. The predominant line of criticism of the NFSA has been the costs of such an ambitious rights-based approach in the context of decelerating economic growth and growing fiscal deficits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 5, 2013 marks a paradigm shift in the approach to food security from\u00a0<\/span><b>welfare to rights based approach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Act legally entitles upto 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population to receive subsidized food grains under Targeted Public Distribution System. About two thirds of the population therefore is covered under the Act to receive highly subsidised food grains. The National Food Security Act, (NFSA) 2013 is being implemented in<\/span><b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/list-of-29-states-of-india-and-their-capitals-and-languages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all the States\/UTs<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on an all India basis. Out of maximum coverage of 81.35 crore, around 80 crore persons have been covered under NFSA at present for receiving highly subsidized food grains. The identification of beneficiaries by States\/UTs is a continuous process, which involves exclusion of ineligible\/fake\/duplicate ration cards and also exclusion on account of death, migration etc. and inclusion on account of birth as also that of genuine left-out households.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DEXAM-NATIONAL-FOOD-SECURITY-ACT-BLOG%26utm_term%3DBLOGTEXT%26utm_campaign%3DPRIYANKA%20VASHISTHABLOG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Entri App and Get Free Mock Test for Various Exam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Percent Coverage Based on 2011-12 NSSO Data<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sl.No.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State\/UT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rural<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urban<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANDHRA PRADESH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60.96<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41.14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ARUNACHAL PRADESH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">66.31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51.55<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ASSAM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">84.17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60.35<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BIHA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85.12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">74.53<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CHHATTISGARH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">84.25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59.98<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCT OF DELHI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37.69<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43.59<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.02<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GUJRAT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">74.64<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48.25<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HARYANA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54.61<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41.05<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HIMACHAL PRADESH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56.23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.99<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMMU &amp; KASHMIR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63.55<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47.10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JHARKHAND<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">86.48<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60.20<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KARNATAKA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">76.04<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49.36<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KERALA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52.63<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39.50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MADHYA PRADESH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80.10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">62.61<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MAHARASHTRA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">76.32<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45.34<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MANIPUR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">88.56<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85.75<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MEGHALAYA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">77.79<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50.87<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIZORAM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">81.88<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48.60<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NAGALAND<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">79.83<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61.98<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ODISHA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">82.17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55.77<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PUNJAB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54.79<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44.83<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RAJASTHAN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">69.09<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIKKIM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75.74<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40.36<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TAMIL NADU<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">62.55<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37.79<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TELANGANA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60.96<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41.14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRIPURA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">74.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49.54<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTTAR PRADESH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">79.56<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">64.43<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UTTARAKHAND<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65.26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52.05<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WEST BENGAL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">74.47<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47.47<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A&amp;N ISLANDS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24.94<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.70<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CHANDIGARH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38.54<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47.26<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DADRA &amp; NAGAR HAVELI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">84.19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51.54<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DAMAN &amp; DIU<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.66<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56.47<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LAKSHADWEEP<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35.30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.56<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PUDUCHERRY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59.68<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46.94<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>ALL INDIA\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>75.00<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>50.00<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"National_Food_Security_Act_NFSA_2013\"><\/span><strong>National Food Security Act (NFSA) , 2013<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER NFSA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVERAGE AND ENTITLEMENT UNDER NFSA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CENTRAL ISSUE PRICE UNDER NFSA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TIDE OVER ALLOCATION<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER (DBT)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coverage and allocation under NFSA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Assistance for State Food Commission<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Assistance for intra-State Transportation and FPS Dealers Commission<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rules framed by State Governments under NFSA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Objective_and_Important_features_of_this_act\"><\/span><b>Objective and Important features of this act<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary purpose of the act is to provide for food and nutritional security by making food accessible both quantitatively and qualitatively at affordable prices to people. The constitution empowers every citizen to live a life with dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Identification_Coverage_and_Eligibility_of_Households\"><\/span><b>Identification Coverage and Eligibility of Households<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under this act, the \u2018eligible households\u2019 are defined under the following two categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Households covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Households covered as the priority households under the Targeted\u00a0Public Distribution System (TPDS).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Government on the basis of latest census figures determines the coverage of the population in the rural and urban area belonging to eligible households. As of now, the act targets 75% of the rural and up to 50% of the urban Indian population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DEXAM-NATIONAL-FOOD-SECURITY-ACT-BLOG%26utm_term%3DBLOGTEXT%26utm_campaign%3DPRIYANKA%20VASHISTHABLOG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Get Free Mock Test for Various Bank Exam<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_Entitlements_and_Security_Allowance\"><\/span><b>Food Entitlements and Security Allowance<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every household covered under the act will be entitled to a total of 5 kgs of foodgrains, per person, per month. Households covered under AAY will be entitled to 35 kgs of food grains, per month. The price not exceeding Rs. 3 \u00a0per kg for rice, Rs. 2 per kg of wheat and Rs. 1 per kg of coarse grains for a period of three years. These prices would be maintained for the first three years of the commencement of the act after which the prices fixed by the Central Government (not exceeding the Minimum Support Price) shall take effect. In case there is a shortage of food grain, the beneficiaries of the act will be compensated with a food security allowance in the form of money. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grievance_Redressal\"><\/span><b>Grievance Redressal<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under this act, each state is required to form an internal Grievance Redressal Mechanism. These may include call centres, helplines, the appointment of nodal officers, or other such mechanism mentioned in the act.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beneficiaries_of_the_Targeted_Public_Distribution_System\"><\/span><b>Beneficiaries of the Targeted Public Distribution System<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beneficiaries of the TPDS are divided into three main categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Households above the poverty line (APL)- \u00a0APL households were not identified and any household above the poverty line could typically apply for an APL ration card<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Households below the poverty line (BPL)- \u00a0The TPDS covers the beneficiaries of BPL. According to the act, they will be provided with a Food Security Ration Card (FSC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)- The AAY scheme sole focus were the poorest amongst the BPL families. \u00a0Launched in December 2000, people under the following categories are entitled to an FSC:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landless agricultural labourers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marginal farmers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rural artisans\/craftsmen such as tanners and potters,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slum dwellers,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persons engaged in the informal sector such as porters, rickshaw pullers, cobblers,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Destitute people<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Households headed by widows or terminally ill people, disabled persons, persons aged 60 years or more with no assured means of subsistence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All primitive and tribal households.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TPDS_Entitlements_and_Beneficiaries\"><\/span><b>TPDS Entitlements and Beneficiaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Beneficiaries (Rs. in Crores)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Foodgrains Allowed (KG)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BPL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.09<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">APL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.04<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 \u2013 35<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AAY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.43<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.entri.entrime&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DBlog%26utm_medium%3DEXAM-NATIONAL-FOOD-SECURITY-ACT-BLOG%26utm_term%3DBLOGTEXT%26utm_campaign%3DPRIYANKA%20VASHISTHABLOG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Entry App and Get Free Mock Test for Various Exam<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In order to liquidate the excess stock of food grain in the Central Pool, Government of India avails the available options of disposal of the excess stock of food grain through Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) and Export on Government-to-Government basis, as export from public stock holding is not compliant to WTO norms.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, passed recently by the Indian Parliament, aims to ensure food security in India, chiefly by providing cereals at subsidized prices through the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) for about two-thirds of households. 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