National Food Security Act 2013

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:aimsTo provide subsidized food grains to approximately two-thirds of India's 1.3 billion people
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:President_of_India
gptkbp:assentDate 10 September 2013
gptkbp:beganIn 10 September 2013
gptkbp:beneficiaryCount about 800 million people
gptkbp:chapter 13
gptkbp:covers 50% of urban population
75% of rural population
gptkbp:dateEnacted 5 July 2013
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:grievanceRedressal gptkb:State_Food_Commissions
gptkb:Vigilance_Committees
District Grievance Redressal Officers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Food Security Act 2013
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Central_Government_of_India
gptkb:State_Governments_of_India
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs,_Food_and_Public_Distribution
gptkb:United_Progressive_Alliance_government
gptkbp:legalSystem right to receive food grains at subsidized prices
gptkbp:provides mid-day meal to children aged 6-14 years
nutritional support to children
nutritional support to pregnant women and lactating mothers
maternity benefit of not less than Rs. 6,000 to pregnant women and lactating mothers
5 kg food grains per person per month at subsidized prices
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Integrated_Child_Development_Services
gptkb:Midday_Meal_Scheme
Right to Food
Public Distribution System
Food Security in India
gptkbp:replacedBy Public Distribution System (PDS) in its previous form
gptkbp:section 46
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Right_to_Food_Act
gptkbp:subsidizedPrice coarse grains at Rs. 1 per kg
rice at Rs. 3 per kg
wheat at Rs. 2 per kg
gptkbp:website https://nfsa.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manmohan_Singh_ministry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7