Section 6
Prevention and management of child malnutrition.
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 State Government shall, through the
local anganwadi, identify and provide meals, free of charge, to children who suffer from malnutrition, so
as to meet the nutritional standards specified in Schedule II.