Public Distribution System


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

Public Distribution System

Public Distribution System : PDS , is a Food security system established by the government of india to provide essential items at subsidised rate e.g. rice, wheat , Sugar , kerosene Etc.  it 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.

Public distribution system:  Some states like Tamil Nadu has a well-functioning Public Distribution System ( PDS)  for supply of food grains to poor people in rural areas, whereas Jharkhand does not have such an efficient system. In Tamil Nadu, 75 percent of the people living in rural areas use a ratio shop whereas in Jharkhand only 8 percent of rural people are able to do so.

Since, the health and nutritional status depends on availability of cheap and reasonable quality food grains, sugar and other item from the PDS, Tamil Nadu villagers will be better off than the rural people of Jharkhand.

 
 


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