Himachal Pradesh ranked 2nd in food security Act implementation.

July 7, 2022

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal released the first edition of State Ranking Index for NFSA during the conference of Food Ministers of States and Union Territories on Food Nutrition and Security in India organized by Department of Food and Public Distribution at New Delhi.
Himachal has obtained second position in the special category states and union territories for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
According to the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Rajinder Garg that, Himachal Pradesh had scored the second position in the category of small states and despite the logistical limitations and also the state displayed a high degree of accomplishment in competing with the general category states as well.