Question

explain the various problems of functioning of ration shops?

Answer 1

The quality of the rationed articles issued to the poor is much less than what it should be. As a result, the poor have to depend on the market for their needs.
(ii) Some of the ration shop dealers resort to malpractices. They illegally divert the grains to the open market for better gains.
(iii) Some of the ration shop dealers sell only poor quality of grains.
(iv) Some dealers do not open their shops regularly and the poor people cannot draw their ration quota timely.
(v) Still others weigh less and cheat the illiterate poor.

Answer 2

Problems of the functioning of ration shops:  
(i) The PDS dealers are sometimes found resorting to malpractices like diverting the grains to open market for more profit.  
(ii) Dealers sell poor quality grains at ration shops.  
(iii) Ration shops are opened at irregular time creating problems for the people.   (iv) It is common to find that ration shops regularly have unsold stocks of poor quality grains.