Tamil Nadu Food Security Rules 2024 (Updated) | Tnpds Online

The government of Tamil Nadu recently ordered the updated procedures for ration suppliers under the NFSA (National Food Security Rules).

Food Security Rules 2020

According to the notice given by the Tamil Nadu government, some of the existing beneficiaries of the TNPDS will not be for future benefits.

The following are the Food Security Rules 2024 as per the notification;

The categories excluded from the benefits of tnpds.gov.in:

  • Households/Families with at least one income tax-paying member.
  • Family paying professional tax.
  • Households are classified as large farmers, i.e., farmers having more than five acres of land.
  • A family has at least one member working or retired. This includes the central/state government, corporations, local bodies, and independent local/state/central government bodies.
  • To earn a livelihood, any household owns a four-wheeler, except one commercial vehicle.
  • The Family owned an air-conditioner.
  • Households possess three or more rooms with pucca walls and roofs.
  • Any family members who own or operate companies are registered under the law.
  • Households have an income of more than 1 lakh from all sources.

Categories included for the benefits of TNPDS:

  • All the families of AntyoayaAnna Yojana.
  • Families with an heir under Annapurna Anna Yojana.
  • All the families below the poverty line are available with the urban/rural local bodies.
  • Beneficiaries under other welfare schemes such as old-age allowances, etc.
  • A single woman or a widow orients all households.
  • Households are oriented by 40% of disabled persons.
  • Families of farming labourers.
  • Other vulnerable families include slum habitats, resettlement colonies, shelterless, occupationally vulnerable groups like inexperienced workers, rag-pickers, etc.
  • Other low-income families under other government welfare schemes.

FAQs:

When was the National Food Security Act implemented in Tamil Nadu?

2013.

What has our government done to provide food security?

The government ensures the availability of food grains in the security system by establishing fair-price shops and subsidy distribution through the PDS card system.

Which state in India enacted the Food Security Act first?

Chhattisgarh government.

What was the main aim of the Food Security Act?

To ensure food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, people must have access to adequate quality food at affordable prices.

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