what is the meaning of the sentence"the rationing system was revived in the wake of an acute food shortage during 1960s, prior of the green revolution?
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Public Distribution System (PDS)
This is a chain of fair price shops (ration shops) through which subsidized food, sugar and kerosene are given to the poor people. A family needs to have a ration card to avail the facility of PDS. A family with a ration card can buy 35 kg of grains, 5 litres of kerosene, 5 kg of sugar, etc. Items and quantities can vary from one state to another.
Rationing was introduced in India in the backdrop of the Bengal famine. This system was again revived in the 1960s to tackle acute shortage of food.
In the 1970s, three important food intervention progammes were introduced to tackle the shortage of food:
Public Distribution System (PDS): This system was made to ensure smooth supply of subsidized food items to the poor.
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS): These services were introduced to provide proper nutrition to poor children.
Food for Work (FFW): This programme was introduced to help the poor to earn food in lieu of some work.
Similarly, many Poverty Alleviation Programmes (PAPs) have been introduced from time to time to tackle the food shortage. Mid Day Meal scheme was launched in government schools to provide freshly cooked lunch to poor children.