#SwarajAbhiyan-Part II - SC issues Directions on Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013 [Read the Directions]
We are quite surprised that with regard to the implementation of the NFS Act, even though the statute was passed by Parliament and it extends to the whole of India and is deemed to have come into force on 5 th July 2013, some States have not implemented it, said the Bench.The Supreme Court of India Today has issued Directions relating to the implementation of the National Food Security Act,. We are quite surprised that with regard to the implementation of the NFS Act, even though the statute was passed by Parliament and it extends to the whole of India and is deemed to have come into force on 5 th July 2013, some States have not implemented it, said the Bench. The Bench held as follows; “We are quite surprised that with regard to the implementation of the NFS Act, even though the statute was passed by Parliament and it extends to the whole of India and is deemed to have come into force on 5 th July 2013, some States have not implemented it. One can hardly imagine what the consequence would be if a State Government, on a similar logic, decides that it will not implement other parliamentary” After considering various submissions the Bench has issued the following directions Each of the States before us shall establish an internal grievance mechanism and appoint or designate for each district a District Grievance Redressal Officer as postulated by Section 14 and Section 15 respectively of the NFS Act within one month from today, unless these provisions have already been complied with.
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