The National Food Security Act `2013

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.

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS FOR FOOD SECURITY FOOD SECURITY ALLOWANCE IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS REFORMS IN TARGETED PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WOMEN EMPOWERMENT GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM OBLIGATIONS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY OBLIGATIONS OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY OBLIGATIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS FOR ADVANCING FOOD SECURITY MISCELLANEOUS

PRELIMINARY
- 1Short title, extent and commencement
- 2Definitions
PROVISIONS FOR FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SECURITY ALLOWANCE
- 8Right to receive food security allowance in certain cases
IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS
REFORMS IN TARGETED PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
- 12Reforms in Targeted Public Distribution System
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
- 13Women of eighteen years of age or above to be head of household for purpose of issue of ration cards
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM
OBLIGATIONS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY
- 22Central Government to allocate required quantity of foodgrains from central pool to State Governments
- 23Provisions for funds by Central Government to State Government in certain cases
OBLIGATIONS OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY
- 24Implementation and monitoring of schemes for ensuring food security
OBLIGATIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
- 25Implementation of Targeted Public Distribution System by local authority in their areas
- 26Obligations of local authority
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
PROVISIONS FOR ADVANCING FOOD SECURITY
- 30Food security for people living in remote, hilly and tribal areas
- 31Steps to further advance food and nutritional security
MISCELLANEOUS