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Which is the first state in India to enact the Food Security Act ?
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- Chhattisgarh
- Gujarat
- Tamil Nadu
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
Correct Option: A
The Chhattisgarh Assembly, in December 2012, enacted a landmark legislation by unanimously passing the Food Security Act, becoming the first state in the country to introduce such a law. The Act makes food entitlements a right and its non-compliance has been made an offence.