What is PDS ?explain the different malpractices done by PDS dealers .
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PDS is Public Distribution System
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Public Distribution System (PDS) is an Indian food security system.
Under PDS scheme, each family below the poverty line is eligible for 35 kg of rice or wheat every month, while a household above the poverty line is entitled to 15 kg of food grain on a monthly basis.
A BPL card holder should be given 35 kg of food grain and the card holder above BPL should be given 15 kg of food grain as per the norms of PDS.
A public distribution shop also known as Fair Price Shop (FPS), part of India's Public Distribution System established by Government of India, is a kind of shop in India which is used to distribute rations at a subsidized price to the poor. As of date there are about 4.99 lakh Fair Price Shops (FPS) across India.
Locally these are known as "ration shop" and chiefly sell wheat, rice, kerosene and sugar at a price lower than the market price.
The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the 1940s Bengal famine.this rationing system was revived in the wake of acute food shortage during the early 1960s, prior to the Green Revolution.
1) PDS dealers are sometimes found resorting to malpractices like diverting the grains to open market to get better margin, selling poor quality grains at ration shops, irregular opening of the shops, etc.
2) It is common to find that ration shops regularly have unsold stocks of poor quality grains left. This has proved to be a big problem.