National Food Security Act, 2013
No: 20 Dated: Sep, 10 2013
National Food Security Act, 2013
-: PRELIMINARY :-
1. (1) This Act may be called the National Food Security Act, 2013.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) Save as otherwise provided, it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th day of July, 2013.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(1) "anganwadi" means a child care and development centre set up under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme of the Central Government to render services covered under section 4, clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 5 and section 6;
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) Save as otherwise provided, it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th day of July, 2013.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(1) "anganwadi" means a child care and development centre set up under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme of the Central Government to render services covered under section 4, clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 5 and section 6;
(2) "central pool" means the stock of foodgrains which is,—
(i) procured by the Central Government and the State Governments through minimum support price operations;
(ii) maintained for allocations under the Targeted Public Distribution System, other welfare schemes, including calamity relief and such other schemes;
(iii) kept as reserves for schemes referred to in sub-clause (ii);
(3) "eligible households" means households covered under the priority households and the Antyodaya Anna Yojana referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3;
(4) "fair price shop" means a shop which has been licensed to distribute essential commodities by an order issued under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to the ration card holders under the Targeted Public Distribution System;
(5) "foodgrains" means rice, wheat or coarse grains or any combination thereof conforming to such quality norms as may be determined, by order, by the Central Government from time to time;
(i) procured by the Central Government and the State Governments through minimum support price operations;
(ii) maintained for allocations under the Targeted Public Distribution System, other welfare schemes, including calamity relief and such other schemes;
(iii) kept as reserves for schemes referred to in sub-clause (ii);
(3) "eligible households" means households covered under the priority households and the Antyodaya Anna Yojana referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3;
(4) "fair price shop" means a shop which has been licensed to distribute essential commodities by an order issued under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to the ration card holders under the Targeted Public Distribution System;
(5) "foodgrains" means rice, wheat or coarse grains or any combination thereof conforming to such quality norms as may be determined, by order, by the Central Government from time to time;