2. The Public Distribution System (PDS)
evolved as a system of managementof
scarcity and for distribution of food
grains at affordable prices.
Over the years, PDS has become an
important part of Government’s policy
for management of food economy in the
country.
PDS is supplemental in nature and is
not intended to make available the entire
requirement of any of the commodities
distributed under it to a household or a
section of the society.
4. WHAT SETS IT BACK??
THE INADEQUATE AVAILABILITY OF STAPLE FOOD ,
MAKING PDS INEFFICIENT TOWARDS MEETING THE NEEDS??
“POWER PLAY “ OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME??
MAY BE !!
5.
6. WHAT SHALL BE DONE??
•PROPER VIGILANCE SQUAD TO CHECK FOR
CORRUPTION !
•ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL IN-CHARGE FOR ADMINISTRATION
•MARGIN OF PROFIT SHOUD BE INCREASED FOR HONEST BUSNIESS,
IN WHICH CASE THE MARKET SYSTEM IS MORE APT ANYWAY
•PERIODIC CHECKS AND RAID FOR BOGUS CARDS WHICH IS AGAIN A LOSS
7.
8. “WILL FOOD SECURITY BE AN
EFFICIENT
WAY IN THE CASE OF PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM??”
WHAT SAYS THE RECENT SURVEY
OF SCHOLARS??
9. • Critics of the National Food Security Bill (NFSB), which was passed by
the Lok Sabha after a nine-hour debate on 26 August, argue that one of
its biggest flaws is that it depends on the extremely ‘leaky’ public
distribution system (PDS).
• Reethika Khera (economist), who in 2011 along with economist Jean
Dreze conducted a survey on the state of the PDS in nine states, argues
that contrary to public perception, many Indian states have made
considerable progress since 2004 in plugging leakages in the PDS
• There is fear of over-centralization (e.g. forcing states that have a good
PDS working on a ‘per household’ basis to move to a per capita
approach). States should be allowed to decide within broad parameters
whether they want per capita or per household.
