Question

What are the advantages and disadvantages of PDS

Answer 1

Answer:

Merits or Advantages of Public Distribution System are:

It provides food security to poor people of India.

It helps in alleviating the poverty level of India.

It ensures that no person dies because of hunger.

It helps in stabilizing food prices.

It ensures the availability of food at affordable and subsidized rates.

The following are the disadvantages of the public distribution system;

Instances of hunger occur despite granaries being full. ...

High level of buffer stocks often leads to wastage of foodgrains and deterioration in quality.

The storage of foodgrains inculcates high carrying costs on the government.