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The National Food Security Ordinance Highlights

The National Food Security Ordinance is a historic initiative for ensuring food and nutritional security to

the people. It gives right to the people to receive adequate quantity of foodgrains at affordable prices. The

Food Security Bill has special focus on the needs of poo rest of the poor, women and children. In case of

non-supply of foodgrains now people will get Food Security Allowance. The bill provides for g rievanceredressal mechanism and penalty for non compliance by public servant or authority. Other features of the

Ordinance are as follows.

Coverage of two thirds population to get highly susidizedfoodgrainsUpto 75% of the rural population and upto 50% of the urban population will have uniform entitlement of

5 kg foodgrains per month at highly subsidized prices of Rs. 3, Rs. 2, Rs. 1 per kg. for rice, wheat, coarse

grains respectively . It will entitle about two thirds of our 1.2 billion population to subsidised foodgrains

under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS.

Poorest of the poor continue to get 35 kg per householdThe poorest of poor households would continue to receive 35 Kg foodgrains per household per month

under Antyodaya Anna Yajna at subsidized prices of Rs 3, Rs 2 and Rs 1. It is also proposed to protect the

existing allocation of foodgrains to the States/Uts, subject to it being restricted to average annual offtake

during last three years.

Eligible households to be identified by the StatesCorresponding to t he coverage of 75% rural and 50 % of urban population at all India level, State wise

coverage will be determined by the Central Government. The work of identification of eligible households

is left to the States/UTs, which may frame their ow n criteria or u se Social Economic and Caste Census data,

if they so desire.

Special focus on nutritional support to women and childrenThere is a special focus on nutritional support to women and children. Pregnant women and lactating

mothers, besides being entitled to nutritious meals as per the prescribed nutritional norms will also

receive maternity benefit of at least of Rs. 6000/-. Children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years will

be entitled to take home ration or hot cooked food as per prescribed nutritional norms.

Food Security Allowance in case of non supply of foodgrainsThe Central Government will provide funds to States/UTs in case of short supply of food grains from

Central pool, In case of non-supply of food grains or meals to entitled persons, the concerned State/UT

Governments will be r equired to provide such food security allowance as may be prescribed by the Central

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Government to the beneficiaries.

States to get assistance for intra-State transportation andhandling of foodgrainsIn order to address the concern of the States regarding additional financial burden, Central Government

will provide assistance to the States towards cost of intra-State transportation, handling of foodgrains and

FPS dealers margin, for which norms will be developed. T his will ensure timely transportation and

efficient handling of foodgrains.

Reforms for doorstep delivery of foodgrainsThe Bill also contains provisions for reforms in PDS through doorstep delivery of foodgrains, application of

information and communication technology (ICT) including end to end computerisation, leveraging

Aadhaar for unique identification of beneficiaries, diversification of commodities under TPDS etc for

effective implementation of the Food Security Act. Some o f these reforms are already underway.

Women Empowerment-- Eldest women will be Head of thehouseholdEldest woman of eighteen years of age or above will be head of the household for issue of ration card, and

if not available, the eldest male member is to be the head of the household.

Grievance redressal mechanism at district levelThere will be state and district level redressal mechanism with designated officers. The States will be

allowed to use the existing machinery for District Grievance Redressal Officer (DGRO), State Food

Commission, if they so desire, to save expenditure on establishment of new redressal set up. Redressal

mechanism may also include call centers, help line etc.

Social audits and vigilance committees to ensure transparencyand accountabilityProvisions have also been made for disclosure of records rel ating to PDS, social audits and setting up of

Vigilance Committees in order to ensure transparency and accountability.

Penalty for non complianceThe Bill provides for penalty to be imposed on publ ic servants or author ity, if found guilty of failing to

comply with the relief recommended by the District Grievance Redressal Officer (DGRO).

ExpenditureAt the proposed coverage of entitlement, total estimated annual foodgrains requirement is 612.3 lakh

tons and corresponding estimated food subsidy for 2013-14 costs is about Rs.1,24,724 crore.

Courtesy: PIB

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