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The document summarizes issues with India's Public Distribution System (PDS) and proposes solutions. It notes that only 15% of funds allocated for PDS actually reach the poor due to rampant corruption. Proposed solutions include changing rationing policies to focus on local production and consumption, implementing direct cash transfers to eliminate middlemen, and privatizing storage and distribution to reduce corruption. The key challenges to effective implementation are lack of political will, inefficient bureaucracy, and public unawareness.
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- 1. Plugging the leaks: Improving reach and efficiency of the Public Distribution System By Vineet Chaudhary
- 2. Leaky system: A brief history Former Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi used to say “I send Rs 100 for poor, but only Rs 15 is delivered.” Several PDS scams in last few years like bogus ration card scam in Maharashtra (42 lakh bogus ration cards issued in the state between 1995 and 2009), Arunachal Pradesh PDS scam, Gegong Apang PDS scam to name only a few. The central vigilance committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice D P Wadhwa in its report said that the Rs. 28,000 crore subsidy was being pocketed by vested interest.
- 3. Reasons Behind Faulty System Rampant Corruption in policy making as well as bureaucracy. Massive population: Its difficult to reach out to every single citizen. Identity Politics: It is both a cause and an outcome of faulty delivery mechanism. Haphazard development.
- 5. Solutions Change in Rationing Policy Direct Cash Transfer Benefits Privatization of P.D.S. • More emphasis on local production, local processing and local consumption. • This is the scheme to eliminate middle-men. • Storage and distribution can be privatized to minimize corruption.
- 6. Change in Rationing Policy • Most of the food is produced in villages. • Most of the hungry people live in rural areas.Why? • Local production, procurement, storage, processing and distribution. • This would also push industry towards villages. Way Forward… • Food grain loss and malpractices in transportation and storage can be reduced efficiently. • The overall cost of food grain can be reduced, thus less subsidy has to be given by the government. Benefits
- 7. Direct Cash TransferBenefits No middle- men. Hence, corruption is very less. Challenges Around 40% Indians don’t have bank accounts Mitigation Conventional methods like money order can be used.
- 8. Privatization of P.D.S. Need • Rampant corruption from the first stage till the last stage in P.D.S. • Delivery end is more corrupt than the procuring end. What to privatize? • Transportation and storage. • Distribution. Method • Through tender: Government can hire private transportation in lieu of fixed tender. • General stores can take over ration shops where food coupons could be exchanged with ration.
- 9. Challenges in Implementation Political Will • Politics of identity takes over politics of policy • Corruption flowing upside- down. Inefficient Bureaucracy • Overload on bureaucrats. • Massive negligence and corruption Unawareness • People don’t know their rights • No/under- popular feedback mechanism
- 10. Effective Implementation Effective P.D.S. Spreading awareness Use of technology Better feedback system
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