Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : 2013
The correct answer is 2013. - National Food Security Act is an act of the Parliament of India which was signed in 2013 on February 24.
- The objective of this act was to provide food and nutritional security in a human life cycle, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to live a life with dignity.
- The Act provides for coverage of up to 75% of the rural population and up to 50% of the urban population for receiving subsidized food grains.
- Under this scheme eligible person will receive 5kg of food grain per person in priority household and person in Antyodaya Anna Yojana will get 35kg per family.
- A total of 67% population of the country is covered with this scheme.
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