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Public Distribution System in India
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
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Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Review of literature. 3. Public distribution system in India. 4. Evaluation of public distribution system. 5. Findings and policy measures. Bibliography. Ensuring food security to all people is the primary responsibility of the state. The share of India in the food insecure and malnourished population in the world is much higher than its share in world population. The central and state governments have started various programmes to alleviate poverty. In India the public distribution system is a large scale food rationing programme meant to reduce food insecurity. This system has been concerned mainly with foodgrains distribution. AT present the PDS is an essential component of government food management policy. This book examines the performance of public distribution system in India. Further it evaluates the gains accrued to beneficiaries of the PDS and also examines the viability of fair price shops by using survey data. 144 pp. Seller Inventory # 65330