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Revival of the public distribution system: Evidence and explanations [1]

Contrary to a common belief that India’s public distribution system is irreparably dysfunctional, a nine-state survey of the pds finds that the respondents received 84-88% of their full entitlement. The implicit subsidy for households below the poverty line from pds foodgrains alone is roughly equivalent, in many states, to a week’s nrega wages every month. The revival of the pds can be traced, in large part, to a renewed political interest which manifests itself in state initiatives such as expanded coverage, reduced prices, computerisation of stock management, etc.

Publication Date: 
05/11/2011
Reetika Khera [2]
Economic and Political Weekly [3]
46
44-45
36-50
Tags:
Food Supply [4], India [5], Subsidies [6], Corruption [7], Bihar [8], Food Security [9], Anti-Poverty Programmes [10], Andhra Pradesh [11], Chhattisgarh [12], Himachal Pradesh [13], Jharkhand [14], Orissa (Odisha) [15], Rajasthan [16], Tamil Nadu [17], Uttar Pradesh [18], Poverty [19], Rice [20], Wheat [21], Food Prices [22], Millets [23], Maize [24]

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