CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -It was in 2008 that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik first unveiled the scheme to provide Rs 2 per kg rice to around 60 lakh families in the state. Odisha was not the first, with a few southern states like Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu already having versions of this programme.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Food Security Act (NFSA) was enacted on July 5, 2013 and in order to celebrate the day, the conference was organized to deliberate and discuss nutritional security, food security, best practices followed in Public Distribution System, crop diversification, reforms in PDS and storage sector.