Functioning of the Public Distribution System: An Analytical Report

Sakshi Balani ()

Working Papers from eSocialSciences

Abstract: During September 2013, Parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. The NFSA seeks to make the right to food a legal entitlement by providing subsidised food grains to nearly two-thirds of the population. The Act relies on the existing Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) mechanism to deliver these entitlements. This note describes the functioning of the existing TPDS mechanism and the role played by the centre and states. It also explores challenges in the effective implementation of TPDS and alternatives to reform the existing machinery. [PRS Discussion Paper].

Keywords: TPDS; Public Distribution System; food security; ration shop; open market; farmer; price; National Food Security Act; poor; livelihood; food grains (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01
Note: Institutional Papers
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.esocialsciences.org/Download/repecDownl ... &AId=5628&fref=repec

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:5628

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Working Papers from eSocialSciences
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Padma Prakash ().