Consider the following statements regarding National Food security act 2013 1 The only responsibilit...........

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Consider the following statements regarding National Food security act 2013.

1. The only responsibility of centre is to provide food grains or funds.

2. The implementation of the Act is vested with the state governments.

3. The Act contains provisions regarding Penalties and Compensation in case of non-supply of the entitled quantities of food grains or meals to entitled persons.

4. The state governments are required to set up vigilance committees at all levels to supervise all schemes under the Act.

Select the correct statement/s using codes given below.

1, 3 and 4

2 and 3

2, 3 and 4

1, 2, 3 and 4

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Explanation:

All of the above are correct.

As passed by the Parliament, the Government notified the National Food Security Act, 2013 on 10th September, 2013 with the objective 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.
The Act provides for coverage of upto 75% of the rural population and upto 50% of the urban population for receiving subsidized foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), thus covering about two-thirds of the population.
Persons belonging to eligible households will be entitled to receive 5 Kilograms of foodgrains per person per month at subsidised prices of Rs. 3/2/1 per Kg for rice/wheat/coarse grains, provided that existing Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households, which constitute the poorest of the poor, will continue to receive 35 Kgs of foodgrains per household per month.