Mains • GS-III • 2022 • Q.3
Public Distribution System
What are the major challenges of Public Distribution System (PDS) in India? How can it be made effective and transparent?
Syllabus Connection
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. (GS-III)
NCERT Connection
Ch.4: Poverty
Economics • Class 11 • Class 11 Indian Economic Development