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Which of the following statements regarding the National Food Security Act is incorrect?

Which of the following statements regarding the National Food Security Act is incorrect? Correct Answer This act was implemented in the year 2015

The answer is This act was implemented in 2015.

The correct statement is This act was implemented in the year 2013

Key Points

  • The act was applicable to the whole of India.
  • This act is also known as the Right to Food Act.
  • This act also advocated that the head of the family will be a woman who is more than 18 years old and she will possess the ration card.
  • NFSA act 2013 was introduced by the GOI in 2013. It provides food grains to 75% of rural and 50 % of the urban population across all states and UTs.
  • The objective of the NFSA act 2013 is to provide food grains to the poor with nutritional values.
    • Thus options 1,2 and 3 are correct.

Additional Information

  • Schemes such as the mid-day meal scheme( MDMS), The Public distribution system (PDS), and the Integrated child development system ( ICDS) are included under the act.

 

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