National Food Security Act, 2013

A landmark legislation, the National Food Security Act (NFSA) aims at providing certain rights and entitlements to the underprivileged households in a hope to provide them with proper nourishment. Implemented on the 12th September 2013, the Act comprises:

• Midday Meal Scheme (MDMS)
• Public Distribution System (PDS)
• Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
• The primary purpose of the Act is to provide for food and nutritional security by making food accessible both quantitatively and qualitatively at affordable prices to people. The Constitution empowers every citizen to live a life with dignity.
• Most importantly, under this Act, the government has allocated subsidized food grains to 2/3rd of India’s population. NFSA especially focuses on the aged, infirm, and destitute women.
• The driving force behind the National Food Security (NFSA) is India’s nutritional requirement. Given the staggering rate at which poverty is widespread, NFSA steps in to make sure that people are not denied the right to food under any circumstances.