<span style="color: #222222;">The Central government has denied reducing the rural and urban coverage from the mandated limit under the National Food Security Act 2013.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''It said, there is no proposal under consideration for reducing the coverage under the Act to 60 per cent for rural population and 40 per cent for urban population.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''This was stated in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today by Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Danve Raosaheb Dadaro.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The reply was given on the question whether NITI Aayog has recommended reducing the rural and urban coverage under the National Food Security Act 2013.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Mr. Dadaro stated that the Act currently mandates coverage of upto 75 per cent of rural population and upto 50 per cent of urban population.</span>