Section 28
Conduct of social audit.
The National Food Security Act, 2013
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.
(1) Every local authority, or any other authority or body, as may be
authorised by the State Government, shall conduct or cause to be conducted, periodic social audits on the
functioning of fair price shops, Targeted Public Distribution System and other welfare schemes, and cause
to publicise its findings and take necessary action, in such manner as may be prescribed by the State
Government.
(2) The Central Government may, if it considers necessary, conduct or cause to be conducted social audit through independent agencies having experience in conduct of such audits.
(2) The Central Government may, if it considers necessary, conduct or cause to be conducted social audit through independent agencies having experience in conduct of such audits.