Question

(1) what are the function Food Cooperation of India (FCI ) ?

(2) The PDS has faced serve criticism on several groups ? Explain any five ?

Answer 1

1. )
FCI
1.To protect interest of farmer by procuring food grains at MSP.
2.To protect consumers from too much price fluctuation deu to crop failure or any other reason.
3.To maintain minimum buffer stock so that any unforseen situation can be met with this stock .
4.Preservation of food grains because no one other than the FCI has the ability or mandate to store and preserve such wast quantity of food grains 5.To transport food grains from surplus production areas to deficit areas so that accessibility to the food can be ensured through out India.




2.)The Criticisms are:
1. Dislocation
2. Poor Quality
3. Poor Image
4. Lack of Integrated Approach
5. Lack of Demand-Supply Balance
6. Lack of Profit Margin
7. Partial Success
8. Leakages
9. Urban Bias
10. Public Procurement.