Central Act
The National Food Security Act, 2013
An Act to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
| Act number | 20 of 2013 |
|---|---|
| Enacted | 2013-09-10 |
| In force from | 2013-07-05 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Department | Department of Food and Public Distribution |
| Sections | 45 |
| Schedules | 8 |
| Section text held | Registry entry; certified PDF held |
Other Acts of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
- The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
- The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
- The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007
- The Sugar Development Fund Act, 1982
- The Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980
- The Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965
- The Food Corporations Act, 1964
Questions this page answers
When did the The National Food Security Act, 2013 come into force?
It came into force on 2013-07-05, having been enacted on 2013-09-10.
Which ministry administers it?
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution).
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