Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

The National Food Security Act, 2013

  • Act 20 of 2013
  • Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • Department of Food and Public Distribution
About this Act

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.

All sections
    (1) This Act may be called the National Food Security Act, 2013.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.
     (3) Save as otherwise provided, it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th day of July, 2013.

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