National Food Security Act 2013

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Food_Security_Act_2013

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Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
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
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 gptkb:Public_Distribution_System Right to Food 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	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Food Security Act 2013