what are the limitations of the public distribution system
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The public distribution system is not free from its limitations.
1) Identification of poor by the states is not fool proof. A large number of poor and needy persons are left out and a lot of bogus cards are also issued.
2) Fair Price Shop owner gets bogus Ration cards and sell the food grains in the open market.
3) People do not get the entitled amount of food grains from the Fair price shop.
4) Diversion of Food grains by FPS owner and middle men.
5) Many time good quality food grains are replaced with poor quality cheap food grains.
6) PDS covers only few food grains like wheat and rice, it does not fulfil the requirement of complete nutrition.
7) Uneven distribution of Food generations, procurement and distribution. For example: north eastern states are very far from Punjab and Haryana, from where wheat is procured. To transport food grains from Punjab to far flung areas in North east will entail cost and time both.
*The government uses more money in this,instead of using for development.
*It helps the politicians to bid more