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National Food Security Bill, 2011

Coverage under Targeted Public Distribution System
Rural : Upto 75% of the total population, with at least 46% population belonging to priority households
Urban : Upto 50% of the total population, with at least 28% population belonging to priority households

Provision for Food Security
Right to receive foodgrains at subsidized prices by person belonging to priority household  and general households under the Targeted Public Distribution System
  1. Every person belonging to priority households shall be entitled to receive every month  from State Government, under the Targeted Public Distribution System, such quantity of  foodgrains as under.
  • Priority Household: Seven kilograms of foodgrains per person per month  not exceeding Rs. 3, 2 or 1 per kg for rice/wheat/coarse grains
  • General Household: Three kilograms of foodgrains per person per month not exceeding 50 per cent. of the minimum support price for wheat and coarse grains, and derived minimum support price for rice
  1. Subject to above, the State Government may provide wheat flour in lieu of entitled  quantity of foodgrains specified in Schedule I, to the person belonging to priority  households and general households, in accordance with the guidelines notified by the Central  Government.
Nutritional support to pregnant women and lactating mother
  1. Every pregnant woman and lactating mother shall be entitled to meal, free of charge,  during pregnancy and six months after the child birth. through the local anganwadi, so as to  meet the nutritional standards.
Nutritional support to children
  1. Every child upto the age of fourteen years shall have the following entitlements for his  or her nutritional needs, namely:
  • a) Children in the age group of six months - six years: age appropriate meal, free of  charge, through the local anganwadi so as to meet the nutritional standards specified in  Schedule II:
  • Provided that for children below the age of six months, exclusive breast feeding shall be  promoted.
  • b) Children in the age group of six to fourteen year: one mid dya meal, free of harge,  everyday, except on school holidays, in all schools run by local bodies, government and  government aided schools, upto class VIII, so as to meet the nutritional standards specified.
  • c) Every school and anganwadi shall have appropriate facilities for cooking meals and  drinking water.
  1. The State Government shall, through the local anganwadi, indentify and provide meal, free  of charge to children who suffer from malnutrition.
Entitlements of special group
  1. The following special group shall have following entitlement, namely:
  • a) All destitute persons shall be entitled to at least one meal every day, free of charge.
  • b) All homeless and such other needy persons shall be entitled to affordable meals at  community kitchens.
  • c) The migrants and their families shall be able to claim their entitlements under this Act,  at the place where they currently live.
Emergency and Disaster affected persons
  1. The State Government shall, if it is of the openion that an emergency or disaster  situation exists, provide to affected households two meals, free of charge, for a period  upto three months from the date of disaster.
Immediate relief from starvation
  1. All persons, households, groups or communities identified as living in starvation by  State Government shall be provided following:
  • a)meals, two times a day, free of charge, for six months from the date of identification;
  • b)any other relief considered necessary by the State Government
Right to receive food security allowance in certain cases
  1. In case of failure to supply the entitled quantities of foodgrains or meal to the  entitled persons, such persons shall be entitled to receive food security allowance from the  concerned State Government.
Women of eighteen years of age or above to be head of household for purpose of issue of  ration cards
  1. The eldest woman who is not less than eighteen years of age, in every priority household  and general household, shall be deemed to be  head of the household for the purpose of issue  of  ration cards. 
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