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Recently, the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs released the first edition of ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ 2022.
Key Points
About ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ 2022
- The current edition of the Index is intended to assess the efficacy of NFSA implementation primarily through TPDS (Targeted Public Distribution System).
- It focuses on NFSA and TPDS reforms, which can be standardized across the states and union territories.
- The states and UTs were ranked based on three parameters:
- Measures coverage of NFSA, rightful targeting, and implementation of all provisions under NFSA.
- Analyzes the delivery platform, while considering the allocation of foodgrains, their movement, and last-mile delivery to Fair Price Shops (FPS).
- Nutrition initiatives of the department.
- Ranking
- Odisha has topped the rank followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
- Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim secured the top positions among special category states.
- Significance
- Healthy Competition: The state rankings for food distribution will encourage more competition to improve systems.
- Create Transparency: It would create transparency in the system to publish reliable and standard data in the public domain.
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) provides a legal right to persons belonging to “eligible households” to receive foodgrains at subsidised prices.
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