National Food Security Act 2013

Question 1

What is objective?

Answer 1

food and nutritional security , by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity
{GOOD AFFORDABLE FOOD}

Question 2

What is the coverage of scheme?

Answer 2

50% of the urban population and 75% of the rural population

{URBAN-50%;RURAL-75%}

Question 3

What are uniform entitlements under act?

Answer 3

5 kg of food grains per person per month. However, the poorest of the poor households will continue to receive 35 kg of food grains per household per month under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
{5KG/PERSON/MONTH;ANTYODAYA HOUSE-35 KG/MONTH}

-Meal and maternity benefit of not less than Rs. 6,000 to pregnant women and lactating mothers during pregnancy and six months after the child birth,
Meals to children upto 14 years of age.
{6000-PRGNANT & LACTATING,MEALS-UNDER 14 CHILD}

-Food security allowance to beneficiaries in case of non-supply of entitled foodgrains or meals.{ALLOWANCE IF NO ENTITLED GRAINS}

-Setting up of grievance redressal mechanisms at the district and state level.
{REDRESSAL@STATE&DISTRICT}

Question 4

What is time period of availability of subsidised grains?

Answer 4

For 3 years-> 3/2/1 per kg for rice, wheat and coarse grains.

Question 5

What is the eligibility criteria?

Answer 5

Priority Households to be covered under TPDS, according to guidelines by the State government.

Households covered under existing Antyodaya Anna Yojana.
{HOUSEHOLDS UNDER TDPS&ANTYODAYA}