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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 47

SSC MTS Previous Year - 07 August 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q47

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In which year the National Food Security Act was passed in India?

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Correct answer: B

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Correct Answer is option 2 i.e. 2013

National Food Security Act:
  • An Act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two-thirds of India's 1.2 billion people.
  • It was signed into law on 12 September 2013, retroactive to 5 July 2013.
  • It converts into legal entitlements for existing food security programs of the Government of India. It includes the Midday Meal Scheme, Integrated Child Development Services scheme and the Public Distribution System.