The Food Security Act functions by providing affordable and equitable supply of food for vulnerable populations of India. One such endeavour is the National Food Security Act (NFSA) enacted in 2013 seeking to provide subsidized food grains to two thirds of India's population. Beneficiaries in urban and rural areas have access to rice, wheat and coarse grains at highly subsidized rates. The Act makes pharmaceuticals in priority households under the AAY and the poorest of the poor under the AAY scheme universal by law. Food grains is distributed by the government through a network of Public Distribution System (PDS) outlets which are the principal distribution channels. Rice, wheat and coarse grains are distributed at the rate of 3 kg per person per month at the rate Rs. 3, 2, and 1 per kg, respectively. Furthermore, the Act predicated on Nutritional Support to Pregnant Women and Lactating mothers and Children Below 14 Years. It also stresses on formulating a strong grievance redressal mechanism to make transparent and accountable implementation of these schemes. Besides that, the government is also digitizing the PDS and running targeted programmes to prevent leakages and corruption, taking the PDS system to higher level of efficiency.