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Title: the National Food Security Act, 2013
State: Central
Year: 2013
.....areas Section 31 - Steps to further advance food and nutritional security Chapter XIII - MISCELLANEOUS Section 32 - Other welfare schemes Section 33 - Penalties Section 34 - Power to adjudicate Section 35 - Power to delegate by Central Government and State Government Section 36 - Act to have overriding effect Section 37 - Power to amend Schedules Section 38 - Power of Central Government to give directions Section 39 - Power of Central Government to make rules Section 40 - Power of State Government to make rules Section 41 - Transitory provisions for schemes, guidelines, etc. Section 42 - Power to remove difficulties Section 43 - Utilisation of institutional mechanism for other purposes Section 44 - Force Majeure Section 45 - Repeal and savings Schedule - SCHEDULE I Schedule - SCHEDULE II Schedule - SCHEDULE III Schedule - SCHEDULE IV
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Title: the National Food Security Act, 2013
State: Central
Year: 2013
THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT, 2013 [Act No. 20 of 2013] [10th September, 2013] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNational Food Security Act, 2013, Section 24
Title: Implementation and Monitoring of Schemes for Ensuring Food Security
State: Central
Year: 2013
.....of the foodgrains to the entitled persons at the prices specified in Schedule I. (3) For foodgrain requirements in respect of entitlements under sections 4, 5 and section 6, it shall be the responsibility of the State Government to take delivery of foodgrains from the designated depots of the Central Government in the State, at the prices specified in Schedule I for persons belonging to eligible households and ensure actual delivery of entitled benefits, as specified in the aforesaid sections. (4) In case of non-supply of the entitled quantities of foodgrains or meals to entitled persons under Chapter II, the State Government shall be responsible for payment of food security allowance specified in section 8. (5) For efficient operations of the Targeted Public Distribution System, every State Government shall,-- (a) create and maintain scientific storage facilities at the State, District and Block levels, being sufficient to accommodate foodgrains required under the Targeted Public Distribution System and other food based welfare schemes; (b) suitably strengthen capacities of their Food and Civil Supplies Corporations and other designated agencies; (c) establish.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNational Food Security Act, 2013, Section 16
Title: State Food Commission
State: Central
Year: 2013
.....for the effective implementation of food and nutrition related schemes, to enable individuals to fully access their entitlements specified in this Act; (e) hear appeals against orders of the District Grievance Redressal Officer; (f) prepare annual reports which shall be laid before the State Legislature by the State Government. (7) The State Government shall make available to the State Commission, such administrative and technical staff, as it may consider necessary for proper functioning of the State Commission. (8) The method of appointment of the staff under sub-section (7), their salaries, allowances and conditions of service shall be such, as may be prescribed by the State Government. (9) The State Government may remove from office the Chairperson or any Member who-- (a) is, or at any time has been, adjudged as an insolvent; or (b) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a member; or (c) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude; or (d) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a member; or (e) has so abused his.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNational Food Security Act, 2013, Section 2
Title: Definitions
State: Central
Year: 2013
.....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 (10 of 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; (6) "food security".....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNational Food Security Act, 2013, Schedule
Title: Schedule Iii
State: Central
Year: 2013
SCHEDULE III (See section 31) Provisions for advancing food security (1) Revitalisation of Agriculture-- (a) agrarian reforms through measures for securing interests of small and marginal farmers; (b) increase in investments in agriculture, including research and development, extension services, micro and minor irrigation and power to increase productivity and production; (c) ensuring livelihood security to farmers by way of remunerative prices, access to inputs, credit, irrigation, power, crop insurance, etc.; (d) prohibiting unwarranted diversion of land and water from food production. (2) Procurement, Storage and Movement related interventions-- (a) incentivising decentralised procurement including procurement of coarse grains; (b) geographical diversification of procurement operations; (c) augmentation of adequate decentralised modern and scientific storage; (d) giving top priority to movement of foodgrains and providing sufficient number of rakes for this purpose, including expanding the line capacity of railways to facilitate foodgrain movement from surplus to consuming regions. (3) Others: Access to-- (a) safe and adequate drinking water and.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNational Food Security Act, 2013, Chapter II
Title: Provisions for Food Security
State: Central
Year: 2013
Chapter II PROVISIONS FOR FOOD SECURITY
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNational Food Security Act, 2013, Chapter III
Title: Food Security Allowance
State: Central
Year: 2013
Chapter III FOOD SECURITY ALLOWANCE
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNational Food Security Act, 2013, Section 8
Title: Right to Receive Food Security Allowance in Certain Cases
State: Central
Year: 2013
In case of non-supply of the entitled quantities of foodgrains or meals to entitled persons under Chapter II, such persons shall be entitled to receive such food security allowance from the concerned State Government to be paid to each person, within such time and manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNational Food Security Act, 2013, Chapter VIII
Title: Obligations of Central Government for Food Security
State: Central
Year: 2013
Chapter VIII OBLIGATIONS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY
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