Odisha Tops State Ranking for Implementation of National Food Security Act

Odisha has topped in the state ranking for implementation of the National Food Security Act through ration shops, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, the government said on Tuesday. 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. As per the government’s ranking, Odisha is at first position with a score of 0.836, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. Gujarat is at fourth place, followed by Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand.