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The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidised rates.
The Public Distribution System (PDS) evolved as a system of management of scarcity through distribution of foodgrains at affordable prices. Over the years, PDS has become an important part of Government’s policy for management of food economy in the country.
4 Ιαν 2017 · The Public Distribution System (PDS) in India is a government-run program that aims to distribute essential food items to the country’s economically vulnerable populations at subsidized rates. It plays a crucial role in ensuring food security for millions of Indians.
Definition: Public distribution system is a government-sponsored chain of shops entrusted with the work of distributing basic food and non-food commodities to the needy sections of the society at very cheap prices. Wheat, rice, kerosene, sugar, etc. are a few major commodities distributed by the public distribution system.
6 Οκτ 2017 · What is PDS? The PDS is a part of India’s Agriculture Price Policy. The Agriculture price policy in India has a twin objective of supporting farmers at the time of bumper harvest (when the price falls due to excess production) and supporting poor consumers from price rise by providing them cheap foodgrains through a network of fair price ...
8 Ιουλ 2019 · The Public Distribution System (PDS) of India plays a crucial role in reducing food insecurity by acting as a safety net by distributing essentials at a subsidised rate. While the PDS forms a cornerstone of government food and nutrition policy, India continues to be home to a large population of hungry and malnourished people.
21 Φεβ 2019 · The Public Distribution System (PDS) provides nearly 800 million people with subsidized grain through a network of over half a million fair price shops. What can the history of the PDS teach us about social protection and subsidy reform in India?
