Section 32

Other welfare schemes.

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) The provisions of this Act shall not preclude the Central Government or the State Government from continuing or formulating other food based welfare schemes.
     (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government may, continue with or formulate food or nutrition based plans or schemes providing for benefits higher than the benefits provided under this Act, from its own resources.

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