The All Kerala Retail Ration Dealers’ Association has written to the Prime Minister seeking steps to bring non-priority sections in Kerala under the ambit of the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
In a representation, the association emphasised the hardships faced by the food-deficit State. It pointed out that 55-70% of families in some States, which are self-sufficient in food production, have been covered in the NFSA. However, Kerala that has over 94 lakh ration cardholders receives Central share of free share for less than 36% of the population.
According to them, the numerical ceiling of priority population in Kerala had been fixed at 1.51 crore based on the 2011 Census when the NFSA had been implemented. The total population of the State was then 3.34 crore.
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