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Describe any three factors that are responsible for the introduction of rationing in india

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• The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the 1940s against the backdrop of the Bengal famine.
• The rationing system was revived in the wake of an acute food shortage during the 1960s, prior to the Green Revolution.
• In the wake of high incidence of poverty levels, as reported by the National Sample Survey Organisation {NSSO} in the mid-1970s, three important food intervention programmes were introduced. They were : Public Distribution System {PDS} for foodgrains; Integrated Child .
• This also helps resolve the problem of shortage of food during adverse weather conditions or during the periods of calamity.
• The food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer section of society. This is called the Public Distribution system .