National Food Security Act | 26 Apr 2025

Why in News? 

The 'Give Up' campaign has been launched  by the Food and Civil Supplies Department of Rajasthan to voluntarily remove ineligible beneficiaries from the list under the National Food Security Scheme (NFSA). 

• Under which, at the state level, more than 17 lakh 63 thousand ineligible persons have given themselves up from the scheme . 

Key Points 

• About GiveUp Campaign: 
  • The 'GiveUp Abhiyan' was launched by the Rajasthan government in November 2024, with the aim of motivating  capable and ineligible people to voluntarily give up the benefits of the food security scheme. 
  • This campaign targets people who have risen above the poverty line and are no longer eligible for this scheme. 
• National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013: 
  • This marks a paradigm shift in the approach towards food security from a welfare-based approach to a rights-based approach. 
    • The NFSA covers 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population through the following means: 
      • Antyodaya Anna Yojana : It covers the poorest population who are entitled to receive 35 kg of food grains per family per month. 
      • Priority Households (PHH): Families included under the PHH category are entitled to receive 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month. 
  • The NFSA covers 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population through the following means: 
    • In case of issuing ration card, it has been made mandatory for the eldest woman of the family aged 18 years or above to be the head of the household. 
    • Further, the Act makes special provision for children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years, where they are provided with nutritious food free of cost through a wide network of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centres (also known as Anganwadi centres).