Odisha tops state ranking for implementation of National Food Security Act 2022
Highlights:
- Odisha has topped in the state ranking for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) through ration shops, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
- Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal released the ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ 2022 during a conference of state food ministers on food and nutrition security in India.
- The current version of the Index measures the effectiveness of NFSA implementation majorly through operations and initiatives under TPDS (Targeted Public Distribution System).
- Among the special category states (the North Eastern states, Himalayan states, and the Island states), Tripura has obtained the first rank.
- Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim are at the second and third positions.
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