The public distribution system (PDS) in India aims to ensure food security for the country's population through the timely procurement and subsidized distribution of food grains. The PDS is managed jointly by the central and state governments. Food grains are procured by the Food Corporation of India and transported to local fair price shops, where ration cards are used to provide subsidized grains and other items to India's poor and needy populations at an affordable price. However, the system faces limitations like poor identification of beneficiaries and uneven distribution of food grains.

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2. Submitted By,
Sreekutty.P.B
Social Science
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Reg No.16914383012
Mrs.Anitha s
Lecturer ,Social Science
SNTC,Sreekandeswaram

3. PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM IN INDIA

4. Public Distribution System (PDS)is an Indian
food security system established by the
govt.of india under the ministry of consumer
affairs ,food and public distribution and
managed jointly with state government in
india .it distributes subsidized food and non
food items to India’s poor.

5.  The scheme was launched in India on June 1997
 Food Corporation of India procures and maintains the
Public Distribution System.
 The main objective of the food security department is
to ensure food security for the country through timely
and efficient procurement and distribution of food
grains.
 Both central and state governments shared the
responsibility of regulating the PDS.

6. Objectives
 The objectives of PDS is to ensure food security and
poverty alleviation by making available the essential
commodities , specially food grains at an affordable
and uniform price at the door steps of the consumers.

7. Functioning of PDS
 Procurement of food grains.
 Identification of poor and needy.
 Issue of ration cards to poor people.
 Transportation of food grains to all fair price shops.
 Selling food grains to all the needy people.

8. Public Distribution Shop
 There are about 4.99 lakh fair price shops across
India
 Locally these are known as ration shops.
Ration Card
The Indian Ration card is mainly used for purchasing subsidized
food and fuel
Types of cards
AAY BPL APLAnnapurna

9. PDS Commodities
 Wheat
 Rice
 Sugar
 Kerosene
 Under PDS scheme each family below the poverty line
is eligible for 35 kg of rice or wheat every month, while
a household above the poverty line is entitled to 15 kg
of food grain on a monthly basis.

10. Kerala State Civil Supplies
Department
 KSCSD discharges the important responsibilities of
public distribution in kerala.
 There are 8260619 ration cards in Kerala.
 The civil supplies minister of kerala is Anoop Jacob
 The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation provides
custom milled rice, levy sugar and Atta.

11. Limitations of PDS
 Poor identification is not fool proof.
 Fair price shop owners gets bogus ration cards.
 People do not get the entitled amount of food grains.
 Good quality food grains are replaced with poor
quality items.
 Uneven distribution of food grains.

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