In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) “Act” means the National Food Security Act, 2013 (20 of 2013);
(b) “foodgrains” means rice, wheat, coarse grains or any combination thereof conforming to such quality norms as may be determined, by order, by the Central Government from time to time;
(c) “food security allowance” means the food grain and money to be paid by the concerned State Government to the entitled person under section 8 of the Act;
(d) “meal” means hot cooked meal;
(e) “School” includes any school run by Local Bodies, Government or aided by the Government including madrasas and maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan;
(f) “section” means the section of the Act; and
(g) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.