Question

what are the criticism faced by pds in india. explain

Answer 1

Firstly, it is wrong to believe that once a fair price shop is set up, the common man’s requirements of consumer goods are met at reasonable prices.

The fair price shops do not often lift the sanctioned quotas due to one reason or the other, causing dislocation in the smooth flow of commodities from producing centres to numerous (and often distant) consuming areas.

Answer 2

The PDS or public distribution system faces quite a few criticisms, as follows:
1) The quality of supplies is often not fit for human consumption.
2) The people in-charge of ration shops sometimes dispose off articles for public distribution in the black market at a premium.
3) Inadequate quantity of different items is given when the lesser off need much more for their family's sustenance.
4) People who can afford to buy from the open market are also catered to by the PDS, instead of the focus being only on the needy.
5) The PDS outlets are sometimes located too far away from some people's place of residence.
6) Proper tracking is not done of people who have died, hence even their cards are used for drawing ration under the PDS.