Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Evaluation of PDS in the special reference of consumption: Major States of India

Sunita Sharma

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 Public distribution system is the largest distribution network in India. PDS means “Distribution of essential commodities to a large number of people through a network of fair price shops on persistent bases. The commodities are rice, wheat, sugar and kerosene. It is the major instrument of the government economic policy for ensuring availability of food grain at affordable prices. This paper presents the evaluation of PDS in special reference of consumption in major states of India. The analysis found that although the highest percentage of consumption from PDS is in rice consuming states but recent years there is improvement in PDS in some poor states such as Bihar Orissa and Chhattisgarh. In these states better reforms in PDS and consequently the percentage of leakages came down. This paper also presents the constraint of PDS and some suggestion for better working of the system.

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Sunita Sharma, Evaluation of PDS in the special reference of consumption: Major States of India, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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