The National Food Security Act

Other welfare schemes

Penalties

Power to adjudicate

Power to delegate by Central Government and State Government

Act to have overriding effect

Power to amend Schedules

Power of Central Government to give directions

Power of Central Government to make rules

Power of State Government to make rules

Transitory provisions for schemes, guidelines, etc

Power to remove difficulties

Utilisation of institutional mechanism for other purposes

Force Majeure

Repeal and savings


MISCELLANEOUS


(1) The provisions of this Act shall not preclude the Central
Government or the State Government from continuing or formulating other food based welfare schemes.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government may, continue with or
formulate food or nutrition based plans or schemes providing for benefits higher than the benefits
provided under this Act, from its own resources.

LAWGIST

# 32 Other welfare schemes