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.
• It entails All India coverage of 75% and 50% in the rural and urban areas. Pregnant women and lactating mothers and children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years will be entitled to meals as per prescribed nutritional norms under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Mid-Day Meal (MDM) schemes.
• 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.