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The National Food Security Act, 2013

41 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — PROVISIONS FOR FOOD SECURITY
  5. 3Right to receive foodgrains at subsidised prices by persons belonging to eligible households under T
  6. 4Nutritional support to pregnant women and lactating mothers
  7. 5Nutritional support to children
  8. 6Prevention and management of child malnutrition
  9. 7Implementation of Schemes for realisation of entitlements
  10. IV — IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS
  11. 10State Government to prepare guidelines and to identify priority households
  12. 11Publication and display of list of eligible households
  13. V — REFORMS IN TARGETED PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
  14. 12Reforms in Targeted Public Distribution System
  15. VI — WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
  16. 13Women of eighteen years of age or above to be head of household for purpose of issue of ration cards
  17. VII — GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM
  18. 14Internal grievance redressal mechanism
  19. 15District Grievance Redressal Officer
  20. 16State Food Commission
  21. 17Salary and allowances of Chairperson, Member, Member-Secretary and other staff of State Commission.*
  22. 18Designation of any Commission or body to function as State Commission
  23. 19Joint State Food Commission
  24. 20Powers relating to inquiries
  25. 21Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of State Commission
  26. VIII — OBLIGATIONS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY
  27. 22Central Government to allocate required quantity of foodgrains from central pool to State Government
  28. 23Provisions for funds by Central Government to State Government in certain cases
  29. IX — OBLIGATIONS OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY
  30. 24Implementation and monitoring of schemes for ensuring food security
  31. X — OBLIGATIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
  32. 26Obligations of local authority
  33. XI — TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
  34. 27Disclosure of records of Targeted Public Distribution System
  35. 28Conduct of social audit
  36. 29Setting up of Vigilance Committees
  37. XII — PROVISIONS FOR ADVANCING FOOD SECURITY
  38. 30Food security for people living in remote, hilly and tribal areas
  39. 31Steps to further advance food and nutritional security
  40. XIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  41. 32Other welfare schemes
  42. 33Penalties
  43. 34Power to adjudicate
  44. 35Power to delegate by Central Government and State Government
  45. 36Act to have overriding effect
  46. 37Power to amend Schedules
  47. 38Power of Central Government to give directions
  48. 39Power of Central Government to make rules
  49. 40Power of State Government to make rules
  50. 41Transitory provisions for schemes, guidelines, etc
  51. 42Power to remove difficulties
  52. 43Utilisation of institutional mechanism for other purposes
  53. 45Repeal and savings