The Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey launched a ‘Common Registration Facility’ on pilot basis for 11 States/UTs.
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The Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey launched a ‘Common Registration Facility’ on pilot basis for 11 States/UTs Assam, Goa, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Tripura and Uttrakhand. This Web based facility will enable these 11 States/UTs to collect data of persons desirous of registering for inclusion under NFSA, including migrants residing in other states. The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides food security coverage for a maximum of 81.35 Crore persons in the country.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Union Minister- Piyush Goyal
State Minister- Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Ashwini Kumar Choubey
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