Question

What do you mean by universal nature of PDS? What changes have PDS witnessed?

Answer 1

PDS stands for public distribution. system it is organised by government to provide necessary things like food grain, and many other things for their lively hood

Answer 2

Public Distribution System in India :-

Public distribution system is a food security system in our country. This was established by the Government of India under Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food, and Public Distribution and it is managed jointly by the State Governments in India. It distributes subsidized food and non-food items to India's poor living in rural and urban areas. Major commodities distributed include staple food grains, such as wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene, through a network of fair priced shop (also known as ration shops) established in several states spread across the country. Food Corporation of India, a Government owned corporation, procures and maintains the Public Distribution System.

Importance of Public Distribution System :-

1) Public distribution system has helped in stabilizing prices of the food grain and making food available to poor people at affordable prices.
2) Helped to ensure that the poor section of society also have the access to the food.
3) It maintains the buffer stock of food grains in the warehouse so that the flow of food remain active even during the period of less agricultural food production.
4) The Public Distribution System also keeps an eye on the hoarders and black marketers who try for windfall gain at the cost of poor people and other consumers.