Bhubaneswar, Dec. 3 -- The National Food Security Act was enacted with the aim to ensure access to an adequate and timely supply of food to beneficiaries. However, the much-touted scheme failed to serve its purpose as the beneficiaries in Bhadrak district have alleged that they are not getting foodstuff for the last three months under the scheme.

Resentment is brewing among beneficiaries of Nuagaon panchayat in Basudevpur in Bhadrak district for the district administration's failure to distribute rice for months under the National Food Security Act.

According to sources, beneficiaries also staged a protest at the retail center seeking the intervention of the district administration in resolving the issue, but the matter is yet to be sol...