Government scheme
National Food Security Act entitlements (Public Distribution System)
From our government schemes research
Official source ↗Legal entitlement to subsidised food grain for priority households and AAY families
What you should know
- Category
- Social Welfare
- Also known as
- NFSA/PDS
- Ministry
- Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- Department
- Department of Food and Public Distribution
- Level
- Central
- Launched
- 2013
- Financial assistance
- Not applicable (in-kind entitlement)
- Subsidy
- Yes
- Loan support
- No
- Coverage
- National; priority households and Antyodaya Anna Yojana families
- How to apply
- Offline (fair price shop; district supply office); Online (state PDS portal)
- Status
- Active
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