Governance Issues and Challenges in Implementation Of National Food Security Act 2013

India is a developing country having 2nd highest population in the world. Even after 66 years of its independence, County is facing a serious issue of poverty and malnutrition. The Government of India has introduced many welfare schemes for which huge subsidies are provided under various bills, acts or laws. The implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) will be done through the existing Public Distribution System (PDS) with certain modifications. When we look at the history of PDS in India it has lot of issues in terms of proper governance. The governance issues in the existing system may be resolved by reducing the leakage in PDS and improving the scientific storage facility. The concern of food security and poverty may be resolved by implementing the better governance in the existing system without additional burden of food subsidy by NFSA. If government strengthens the policies of employment opportunities and better education, people will be benefited indirectly from it and the issue of food security may be resolved by itself. The primary objective of this study is to critically analyze The National Food Security Act – 2013 with respect to policy framing, current distribution system etc. Hence it reveals that food security is the concern for India but food security act is not the only solution. The current National Food Security Act requires to be made more specific and clear about many provisions. Looking to the current status of the act, authors observed that the government may find difficulties in achieving food security. Proper Formulation of government policies and its implementation with transparent system can help in achieving food security for the citizens of India.