Chhattisgarh Food and Nutritional Security Act, 2012

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    "title": "Chhattisgarh Food and Nutritional Security Act, 2012",
    "short_title": "Chhattisgarh Food and Nutritional Security Act, 2012",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 5 of 2013)",
    "act_year": 2012,
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    "location": "Chhattisgarh",
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    "description": "Chhattisgarh Food and Nutritional Security Act, 2012",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definition.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Anganwadi\" means a child care and development center setup under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme of the Central Government to render services covered under Section 4, sub-section ( 1) of Section 5 and Section 7;\n(b) \"Antyodaya Households\" means the households identified as such under sub-section (5) of Section 15 for the purposes of entitlement under Section 3;\n(c) \"Aashram\" means a residential school run by the State Government or any Government aided institution;\n(d) \"Central Government\" means the Government of India;\n(e) \"Central Pool\" means the stock of food items which is-\n(i) procured by the State Government or its agency through minimum support prise operations;\n(ii) maintained for allocation under the Targeted Public Distribution System, other welfare schemes of the Central Government or the State Government, including calamity relief and such other schemes;\n(iii) kept as reserved for schemes referred to in sub-clause (ii).\n(f) \"Collector\" means a collector as defined in clause (ia) of Section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955);\n(g) \"Destitute Person\" means men, women or children who have no resources, means and support required for food and nutrition enabling their survival, to the extent that makes then vulnerable to live with or die of hunger;\n(h) \"Disaster\" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (d) of Section 2 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (53 of2005);\n(i) \"Eligible Households\" means either an Antyodaya household or a priority household or a general household;\n(j) \"Excluded Households\" means households not eligible for any entitlement under this Act;\n(k) \"Fair Price Shop\" means a shop which is licensed to distribute essential commodities by an order issued under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), to the ration card holders under the Targeted Public Distribution System;\n(l) \"Foodgrains\" means rice wheat or coarse grains or any combination thereof including wheat flour;\n(m) \"General Households\" means such households which are neither Antyodaya households, priority households nor excluded households;\n(n) \"Homeless Person\" means a person who does not have home and lives as such on the roadside, pavements or in such other places or in the open, including a person living in shelters for homeless or beggars or such other homes;\n(o) \"Hostel\" means any residential facility for students run by the State Government or any Government aided institution;\n(p) \"Local Body\" includes Panchayat, Municipality, District Board, Contonment Board, Town Planning Authority or any other body, by whatever name so called, which is authorized under the Constitution or any other law for the time being in force for self governance or any other authority or body vested with the control and management of civic services, within a specified local area;\n(q) \"Meal\" means hot cooked or ready to eat meal or take home ration as prescribed in the other welfare schemes;\n(r) \"Minimum Support Price\" means the assured price announced by the Central Government at which foodgrains are procured from farmers by the Central Government and the State Government and its agencies, for the central pool or the state pool;\n(s) \"Non-Scheduled Areas\" means areas which are not scheduled areas;\n(t) \"Notification\" means a notification issued under this Act and published in the Official Gazette ;\n(u) \"Other Welfare Schemes\" means such Government schemes, in addition to the Targeted Public Distribution System, under which foodgrains or meals are supplied as part of the schemes;\n(v) \"Particularly Vulnerable Social Group\" means a group of households identified as such by the State Government under sub-section (2) of Section 15 for the purpose of entitlements under Section 3;\n(w) \"Person With Disability\" means a person defined as a person with disability under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996).\n(x) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(y) \"Priority Households\" means the households identified as such under sub-section (3) of Section 15 for the purpose of entitlements under Section 3;\n(z) \"Pucca House\" means a house with roof made of cement-concrete;\n(aa) \"Ration Card\" means a document issued under an order or authority of the State Government for purchase of essential commodities from the fair price shops under the Targeted Public Distribution System;\n(bb) \"Schedule\" means a Schedule appended to this Act;\n(cc) \"Scheduled Areas\" means areas so notified by the Central Government;\n(dd) \"Scheme\" means any scheme or program formulated by the State Government for the purpose of implementation of the provisions of this Act;\n(ee) \"State Government\" means the Government of Chhattisgarh;\n(ff) \"State Pool\" means stock of food items procured and maintained by the State Government, apart from the central pool, to implement the provisions of this Act;\n(gg) \"Targeted Public Distribution System\" means the system for distribution of essential commodities to the ration card holders through fair price shops;\n(hh) \"Vigilance Committee\" means a committee constituted under Section 24 of this Act to supervise the implementation of all schemes under this Act;\nChapter-II\nProvisions for Food Security",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Right to receive food items at subsidized prices by antyodaya households, priority households and general households.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Nutritional support to pregnant women and lactating mothers.",
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            "content": "(a) meal, free of charge, during pregnancy and up to six months after childbirth through local anganwadi, so as to meet the nutritional standards as specified in Schedule-II.\n(b) maternity benefit in accordance with a scheme, payable in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in that scheme.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Nutritional support to children.",
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            "content": "(a) In case of children in the age group of six months to six years, age appropriate meals, free of charge, through the local anganwadi so as to meet the nutritional standards as specified in Schedule-II :\n(b) In the case of children in the age group of six to fourteen years, one mid-day meal, free of charge, everyday, except school holidays, in all schools run by local bodies, Government and Government aided schools, up to Class VIII, so as to meet the nutritional standards as specified in Schedule-II.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Nutritional support to students living in hostels and aashrams.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Prevention and management of child malnutrition.",
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            "content": "Chapter-III\nEntitlements of Special Groups",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Entitlements for special groups.",
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            "content": "(a) Destitute - All destitute persons shall be entitled to meals every day, free of charge, in accordance with a scheme and in the manner as may be prescribed in such scheme;\n(a) Destitute\n(b) Homeless - All homeless persons shall be entitled to meals everyday, free of charge, in accordance with a scheme and in the manner as may be prescribed in such scheme;\n(b) Homeless\n(c) Migrants - The State Government shall endeavour to enable the migrants and their household to claim their entitlements under this Act, at the place where they currently reside, in accordance with a scheme and in the manner as may be prescribed in such scheme;\n(c) Migrants\n(d) The entitlements under clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall be applicable only after it is so notified by the State Government:\n(e) The State Government shall notify the entitlements under clauses (a), (b) and (c) within one year from the date of commencement of this Act.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Nutritional support to emergency or disaster affected persons.",
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            "content": "Chapter-IV\nImmediate Relief In Case of Hunger",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Guidelines for providing relief in case of hunger.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Responsibility of local bodies to provide relief in case of hunger.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Immediate relief from hunger.",
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            "content": "(a) meals, two times a day, free of charge, in accordance with a scheme and in the manner as may be prescribed in such scheme, for six months from the date of identification;\n(b) any other relief considered necessary by the State Government.\nChapter-V\nSchemes of State Government",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Implementation of schemes for realization of entitlements.",
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            "content": "(a) A scheme to provide meals, free of charge, to pregnant women and lactating mothers as specified under Section 4;\n(b) A scheme to provide meals through local anganwadis, free of charge, to children as specified under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 5;\n(c) A scheme to provide mid day meal, free of charge, to -students up to class VIII as specified under clause (b) of sub-section ( 1) of Section 5;\n(d) A scheme to provide food items to students as specified under Section 6;\n(e) A scheme to provide meals to malnourished children as specified under Section 7;\n(f) A scheme providing for setting up of Annapoorna Dal Bhat centers for providing meals, free of charge, to destitute and homeless persons as specified in Section 8 and Chapter-IV;\n(g) A scheme to provide meals, free of charge, in emergency and disaster affected persons as specified under Section 9;\n(h) A scheme for maintenance of such buffer stock of foodgrains to be maintained by local bodies, to provide meals, free of charge, to persons identified under Chapter-IV destitute and homeless persons, as may be specified in such scheme:\nChapter-VI\nFinancial Responsibility of The State Government",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Financial responsibility of the State Government.",
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            "content": "Chapter-VII\nIdentification of Antyodaya Households, Priority Households and Particularly Vulnerable Social Groups",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Power of State Government to issue guidelines with respect to identification of households and particularly vulnerable social groups.",
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            "content": "(a) All households of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups as notified by the Central Government from time to time;\n(b) All households headed by a widow or a single woman;\n(c) All households headed by a terminally ill person;\n(d) All households headed by a person with disability;\n(e) All households headed by a person of sixty years of age or more with no assured means of subsistence or social support;\n(f) All households headed by a person released from bonded labour;\n(g) Any other group of households as may be prescribed.\n(a) All households which are eligible to receive food items as per the criteria specified under the Mukhyamantri Khadyanna Sahayata Yojana, to the extent of their entitlements under the Mukhyamantri Khadyanna Sahayata Yojana, on the date of commencement of this Act;\n(b) All households of landless agricultural labourers;\n(c) All households of small farmers and marginal farmers;\n(d) All households headed by a person registered as an unorganized labour under the provisions of the Unorganised Worker's Social Security Act, 2008 (33 of 2008);\n(e) All households headed by a person registered as construction worker under the provisions of the Building and Other Construction workers (Regulation of Employment And Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (27 of 1996).\n(a) All such households in which the head of the household or any other member of the household is an Income Tax payee;\n(b) All such households in non-scheduled areas, who hold more than 4 hectares of irrigated land or more than 8 hectares of non-irrigated land.\n(c) All such households who owns such a pucca house in urban areas, which has a carpet area of more than one thousand square feet, and [are] liable to pay property tax as per prevailing rules of the local bodies.\n(d) Any such other households, which may be excluded, as per the criteria, as may be prescribed.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Display of list of antyodaya, priority and general households in the public doman.",
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            "content": "Chapter-VIII\nWomen Empowerment",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Women of eighteen years of age or above to be head of the household for the purpose of issuance of ration cards.",
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            "content": "Chapter-IX\nRole of Local Bodies",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Role of local bodies.",
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            "content": "(a) Such reponsibilities which the State Government may, by notification, assign to the local bodies for implementation of Targeted Public Distribution System, which shall, inter alia, include-\n(i) Identification of eligible households.\n(ii) Issuing ration cards to eligible households as prescribed.\n(iii) Monitoring and supervision of fair price shops in a manner as may be prescribed.\n(iv) Conducting social audit of the fair price shops in accordance with the guidelines prescribed under Section 23.\n(b) Identification of and providing relief to destitute or homeless persons in a manner as may be prescribed.\n(c) The local bodies shall be responsible for discharging such duties, functions and responsibilities as may be assigned to them under such scheme as may be prescribed by the Government for the implementation of this Act.\nChapter-X\nGrievance Redressal Mechanism",
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        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Internal grievance redressal mechanism.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Notification of services under the Chhattisgarh Lok Sewa Guarantee Act, 2011.",
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            "content": "Chapter-XI\nReforms in Targeted Public Distribution System",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Power of the State Government to undertake necessary reforms In the Targeted Public Distribution System.",
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            "content": "(a) doorstep delive1y of all food items to the fair price shops;\n(b) application of information and communication technology tools including end-to-end computerization in order to ensure transparent recording of transactions at all levels, and to prevent diversions;\n(c) leveraging \"aadhaar\" for unique identification for proper targeting of beneficiaries under this Act;\n(d) full transparency of records;\n(e) preference to public institutions or public bodies such as Panchayats, Self Help Groups, Co-operatives and prohibition of private traders in licensing of fair price shops;\n(f) diversification of commodities under the Public Distribution System over a period of time;\n(g) maintenance of adequate buffer stock of food items.\nChapter-XII\nTransparency and Accountability",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Disclosure of records related to Targeted Public Distribution System.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Local bodies to conduct periodical social audit.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Vigilance Committee.",
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            "content": "(a) regularly supervise the implementation of all schemes under this Act;\n(b) inform the Collector, in writing of any violation of the provisions of this Act;\n(c) inform the Collector, in writing of any violation or misappropriation of funds or stocks found by it;\n(d) the Collector on being informed in writing of any violation specified in clause (b) or ( c) above shall proceed to inquire in to such matter in a manner as specified under Section 25.\nChapter-XIII\nOffences and Penalties",
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        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Regulation of actions Providing entitlement under the Act.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Punishment for. contravening provisions of the Chhattisgarh Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2004.",
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            "content": "Chapter-XIV\nMiscellaneous",
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        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Power of the State Government to continue or formulate food based welfare schemes.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Delegation of powers under the Act.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Power to amend Schedules.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Power to make Rules.",
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            "content": "(a) reforms in Targeted Public Distribution System.\n(b) Guidelines for identification of Antyodaya households, priority households, and households of Particularly Vulnerable Social Groups, for the purpose of their entitlements, under sub-section (1) of section 15.\n(c) manner in which the lists of eligible households shall be updated under sub-section (3) of section 15.\n(d) internal grievance redressal machanism under Section 19.\n(e) manner in which the Targeted Public Distribution System related records shall be placed in public domain and kept open for inspection to public under Section 22.\n(f) manner in which social audit on the functioning of fair price shops, Targeted Public Distribution System and other welfare schemes shall be conducted under Section 23.\n(g) details of constitution of vigilance committees under sub-section (1) of Section 24.\n(h) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be made by the State Government by rules.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Continuation of the existing schemes, guidelines, order and food standards.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Power to remove difficulties.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Liability of State Government in the event of unforeseen acts.",
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        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Act not in derogation of any other scheme or law.",
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            "content": "Schedule-I\n( See section 3)\nEntitlements of food items under Public Distribution System\nEntitlements of food items under Public Distribution System\nS. No.\nS. No.\nType of household\nType of household\nFood items\nFood items\nMonthly entitlement\nMonthly entitlement\nConsumer price\nConsumer price\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n1\nAntyodaya households\nFoodgrain Iodized Salt Black gram* Pulses**\n35 kg per month\n2 kg per household\n2 kg per household\n2 kg per household\nRs 1 per kg Free\nRs5.00 per kg\nRs 10.0 per kg\n2\nPriority households\nFoodgrain Iodized Salt Black gram* Pulses**\n35 kg per month\n2kg per household\n2kg per household\n2kg per household\nRs 2 per kg Free\nRs. 5.00 per kg\nRs 10.00 per kg\n3\nGeneral households\nFoodgrain\n15 kg per month\nRice Rs. 9.50 per kg For other foodgrain not\n\t\t\t\t\texceeding 50% of the minimum support price.\nNote. - (1) *Black gram entitlement shall extend to all antyodaya households and priority households residing in Scheduled areas of the State.\nNote.\n(2) ** Pulses entitlement shall extend to all Antyodaya households and priority households residing in non-scheduled areas of the State.\nSchedule-II\n[ See sections 4 (a), 5 (1) and 7]\nNutritional Standards\nNutritional Standards\nNutritional standards:\nSerial number\nSerial number\n(1)\n(1)\nCategory\nCategory\n(2)\n(2)\nType of meal\nType of meal\n(3)\n(3)\nCalories (Kcal)\nCalories (Kcal)\n(4)\n(4)\nProtein (g)\nProtein (g)\n(5)\n(5)\n1\nChildren (6 months to 3 years)\nTake Home Ration\n500\n12/15/19\n2\nChildren (3 to 6 years)\nMorning Snack and Hot Cooked Meal.\n500\n12/15/19\n3\nChildren (6 months to 6 years) who are\n\t\t\t\t\tmalnourished\nTake Home Ration\n800\n20-25\n4\nLower primary classes\nHot Cooked Meal\n450\n12\n5\nUpper primary classes\nHot Cooked Meal\n700\n20\n6\nPregnant and Lactating\nTake Home Ration\n600\n18-20\nNote. - 1. Energy Dense Food fortified with micronutrients as per 50 per cent of Recommended Dietary Allowance.\nNote.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Meals shall be prepared in accordance with the prevailing Food Laws.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Nutritional standards are notified to provide balance diet and nutritious foods in terms of calories counts, protein value and micronutrients specified.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 5th November, 2019 [cg130]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 5 of 2013)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2012",
        "Short Title": "Chhattisgarh Food and Nutritional Security Act, 2012",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Chhattisgarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}