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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Ensuring food security for all -Shruti Khanna

Ensuring food security for all -Shruti Khanna

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published Published on Dec 21, 2022   modified Modified on Dec 22, 2022

-The Hindu Business Line

The National Food Security Act could adopt standardised criteria to identify beneficiaries across States/UTs

India’s development report cards have long been plagued by high incidence of malnutrition, making it an often-cited example of the nation’s growth conundrum. With the country being home to more than one-third of undernourished children, it is evident that the problem underlines the need for a targeted and multi-sectoral approach, with the benefits of the government programmes reaching the farthest first.

The National Food Security Act (NFSA) of 2013 is critical to achieving food security. NFSA aims to nourish two-thirds of the population with subsidised foodgrains through Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under two categories — Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Households (PHH). It reinforces Article 47 of the Constitution, which recognises the citizen’s right to enhance their level of nutrition and standard of living.

Criteria modified

As per Section 10 of NFSA, the responsibility for the identification of beneficiaries lies with the States/UT Governments. While the criteria for identifying AAY beneficiaries are already specified in the AAY guidelines, every State/UT is required to evolve criteria for identifying PHH within the determined number. Accordingly, for PHH identification purposes, most of the States/UTs have modified the SECC (Socio-Economic and Caste Census) criteria and have also added certain inclusion/exclusion criteria such as residential vulnerability, age, disabilities and income, among others.

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The Hindu Business Line, 21 December, 2022, https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/ensuring-food-security-for-all/article66289558.ece


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