Discussion
National Food Security Act, 2013 is the example of :
Answer: C
The key classes the National Food Security Act as a distributive policy.
In Lowi's typology, distributive policies allocate goods, services or benefits to particular sections of the population, paid for from general revenue. The 2013 Act entitles up to 75 per cent of the rural and 50 per cent of the urban population to subsidised foodgrains through the public distribution system, which is distribution of a benefit to a target population.
A redistributive policy transfers wealth or rights directly from one class to another, as with progressive taxes or land ceilings. A regulatory policy controls behaviour rather than providing goods, and 'patronage policy' is not one of the standard categories.
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