The Food Preservation Commission is a statutory body established under which of the following Acts?

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Correct — A, National Food Security Act, 2013. The NFSA, 2013 provides for a State Food Commission in every state to monitor and review implementation of the Act — grievance redressal on entitlements such as subsidised food-grains, maternity benefit, and the mid-day meal scheme. This is the 'Food Commission' the question refers to, and it is a creature of the National Food Security Act, 2013, not of any food-safety legislation.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) No Act by this exact name and year was ever enacted in India; the actual law is the National Food Security Act, 2013.  (c) This Act created the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which regulates food product safety and quality standards — a different statutory body with a different mandate from a food-entitlement grievance commission.  (d) There is no separate 2011 Food Safety and Standards Act; the governing food-safety law is the 2006 Act, which is itself not the source of the Food Commission being asked about.

Concept: The National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 gives a legal entitlement to subsidised food-grains for up to 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population through the Targeted Public Distribution System. To make these entitlements enforceable, the Act builds in a grievance-redressal machinery, including a State Food Commission in each state to monitor implementation and hear appeals.

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