With reference to the provisions made under the National Food Security Act, 2013, consider the following statements:
The families coming under the category of ‘below poverty line (BPL)’ only are eligible to receive subsidies food grains.
The eldest woman in a household, of age 18 years or above, shall be the head of the household for the purpose of issuance of a ration card.
Pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled to a ‘take-home ration’ of 1600 calories per day during pregnancy and for six months thereafter
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statements 1 and 3 are wrong.
According to Chapter VI of the NFS Act, women of eighteen years of age or above to be head of household for purpose of issue of ration cards. So statement 2 is correct. Allocation of subsidised food grains ONLY to people below poverty line is not mentioned in the bill.
The NFS Act entitled every pregnant woman and lactating mother to meal, free of charge, during pregnancy and six months after child birth. It specified a calorie count of 600 calories.
It would look tough to remember figures like “600 calories” etc., but that forms the basis of the Act’s deliverables and hence should be remembered.
Source: https://www.firstpost.com/economy/all-you-need-to-know-about-national-food-security-bill-1063107.htm