Section 30
Food security for people living in remote, hilly and tribal areas.
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.
The Central Government
and the State Governments shall, while implementing the provisions of this Act and the schemes for
meeting specified entitlements, give special focus to the needs of the vulnerable groups especially in
remote areas and other areas which are difficult to access, hilly and tribal areas for ensuring their food
security.