Question

Q.What is the current status of PDS system?



Q.What are flaws in the PDS system?

Answer 1

1. Public Distribution system(PDS). it is most important step taken by the Government of India towards ensuring food security.


2.• Limited benefit to poor from PDS.
•regional disparities in PDS benefits.
• the question of urban bias.
• the burden of food subsidy.
• inefficiencies in the operations of FeI.
• PDS results in price increases.
• leakages from PDS.

Answer 2

Heya
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PDS System Of India PDS:

PublicDistributionSystem


The Current Pds System In India is

i) Its Important Step Taken By Govt.Of India To Ensure Food Security..

ii) In Beginning, PDS was Universal With Not At All Single Distingushing  Btw Poor & non Poor

iii) In 1992, The Revamped PDS  was introduced....

iv) RPDs Target was to provide benefits to remote & poor sections of society....

v) In 1997, Target PDs Was Introduced....

vi)  It Was Introduced to adopt principle of targeting poor

vii) Further, In 2000, 2 Special Schemes were introduced...AAY & APS

viii) Antyodana Anna Yojna 

       Annapurna Scheme

ix) It Was Introduced To Benefit The Poorest Of Poor & Senior Citizens in India.....

x) This Is Still Linked With Current PDS ...


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It Gives Limited Benefit To Poor...
Ration Shops Are opened late...
Leakages..
Corruption
Pests...

These all are flaws...


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