2020 · Q3
Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Food Security Act is not correct?
General KnowledgeStatic General Awareness
- AThe Act was enacted in the year 2013.
- BThe Act was rolled out in the year 2014. EXAM II
- CThe Act legally entitles 67 percent of the population to receive highly subsidised food grains.
- DThe Act is not being implemented in all the States/Union Territories.
Explanation
The National Food Security Act was passed by Parliament in September 2013, so statement A is correct. Its rollout across the States and Union Territories began during 2014, so statement B is correct. It gives a legal entitlement to about 67% of the population (75% rural, 50% urban) to highly subsidised foodgrains, so statement C is correct. The Act has since been implemented in all States and Union Territories, so statement D — claiming it is not implemented everywhere — is the one that is not correct.