Question

What is Public Distribution system? Mention any four limitations of the public distribution system? What its its importance?

Answer 1

Public Distribution system definition
it is used as an important activity of the state to ensure food security to the people particularly to the poor ones the prices of the goods sold through PDS is fair price shops is less than that of the market
limitations of the public distribution system are 1. failed to remove hunger• the PDS has been working for many years but still it is prevailing in the Indian society
2.poor food grain quality▪ as most of the goods have more stock than their capacity is this leads to deterioration in grain quality

3.overflowing godowns▪ the FCI godowns are overflowing with food grains in 2002 the stock of wheat and rice was 63 million tonnes which was much more than the minimum stoc
4.adverse impact on the environment ▪due to incentive by the government most of the state producing only rice and wheat the intensive utilisation of water in the cultivation of rice has led to environmental degradation and fall in the water level