Preamble
M SERIES : I Daman 23rd August, 2013, 1 Bhadra 1935 (Saka) * : 08 No. OFFICIAL GAZETTE t U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DAMAN & DIU m%PTma;nmm PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY - No. 1/113/CSD/DMN/NFSQ/2013-14/1960 U. T. Administration of Daman & Diu, Office of the Collector, Civil Supply Department, Collectorate, Dholar, Moti Daman : 396 220. Dated : 19/08/2013. The National Food Security Ordinance, 2013 (No. 7 of 2013) is published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part I1 - Section 1, New Delhi dated 5t" July, 2013 is hereby republished in the Official Gazette of this U.T. Administration of Daman & Diu for general information. 31- ( R. C. Meena) Deputy Collector (Gen)/ Civil Supplies Officer, Darnan.
MINISTRY OF LAW AM) JUSTICE (Legirlative Department) New Delhi rhe5fhJuly.2013iAsadha 14.1935 (Saka) THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ORDINANCE, 201 3 NO. 7 OF2013
Promulga~ed by the President in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance to provide for food and nwitional security in human life cycle appmach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of qualily fwd at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity and for matters connected therewith or incidenral hereto. WHEREAS the NarionalFood Security Bill, 20 1 1 was inuoduced in the House of he People on the 22nd day of December. 201 1 and referred to the Depamnenr-relared Parliamentary %ding Committee on Food, ~o&umer ~ffairs and Public Distribution which gave its repon on the 17th day of January, 2013 but the said Bill has not been passed; AND WHEREAS in pursuance of the wnnitutional obligations, il is considered necessary to enact a law providing for food security to the people
of the country to live
a life with dignity; AND WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the Resident is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to takc immediate action to give effect to the provisions ofthe said Bill with cenain modifications; NOW.
THEREFOE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of anicle
123 of the Constitutioh the Rei~dentis pleased toprornulgdtc the followingWinance:-
I SERIES - I No. : 08 1 DATED : zRD AUGUST, 2013.- CHAPIFR I PRELIMINARY Shot ti*. atcnl and 1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the National Food Security --,m,,,, Ordinance, 20 1 3.
- (2)It cxtends to the whole of India
- (3)Save as otherwise provided, it shall come into force at once. hfmitbns