National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA)
The NFSA converted the right to subsidised food into a statutory entitlement. It covers up to 75% of rural and 50% of urban population — approximately 81.35 crore beneficiaries — who receive foodgrains at heavily subsidised rates through the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS).
- Priority Household (PHH) beneficiaries: 5 kg per person per month.
- Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households (poorest of the poor): 35 kg per family per month.
- From January 2024 onwards, foodgrains are provided free of cost under PMGKAY (merged with NFSA) until December 2028, at an estimated fiscal outgo of ₹11.80 lakh crore over five years.
- State governments are responsible for identifying beneficiaries using the state-wise quotas fixed by the central government.
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