Question

PDS dealers are some time bound restoring to malpractices. mention any three such malpractices.

Answer 1

they sell the goods to open market,

instead of giving new stocks they give old stocks

irregular opening of of shops.

the food grains supplied by the PDS are not enough to meet the consumption need of the 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.

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