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India operates the world's

largest public food distribution

system to prevent hunger, but

billions of dollars of these

subsidies never reach the poor.

BUT WHY,HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN

A THOUGHT TO THIS?...-

WHAT IS PDS?

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM is a food system

that distributes subsdized food (wheat

,rice,kerosene,sugar) to poor people through a

network of ration shops,known as FAIR PRICE

SHOPS.

Due to corruption in this system,we would rather

say these shops have become FAKE PRICE

SHOPS.

Under PDS scheme, each family below the

poverty line is eligible for 35 kg of rice or

wheat every month, while a household above

the poverty line is entitled to 15 kg of

foodgrain on a monthly basis.

India has 478,000 ration shops constituting

the largest distribution network in the world.

ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJANA (AAY)

AAY is a step in the direction of making PDS

aim at reducing hunger among the poorest

segments of the BPL population.

launched in December, 2000 for one crore

poorest of the poor families.

Providing 35kg food grains at a highly

subsidized rate of Rs.2/- per kg. for wheat and

Rs.3/ per kg. for rice

The present Central issue Price (CIP) of food grains being supplied under TPDS is as :-

( Rs. per kg.)

Commodity APL BPL AAY

Rice 8.30 5.65 3

Wheat 6.10 4.15 2

PLANNING COMMISION STUDIES

Studies by the Planning Commission show that

around 58 percent of food does not reach the

poor people, the intended beneficiaries,"

Narendra Saxena, a commissioner to the

Supreme Court explains. "It is very bad in

states like Bihar. There is a lot of corruption at

the state level. 50 per cent of the ration cards

have been given to the non poor.

LEAKS IN SYSYTEM

As we know ration is distributed in 2 categories-BELOW

POVERTY LINE(BPL) and ABOVE POVERTY LINE.Now,Main leak

is in identification of BPL families.No uniform system exists till

today.Mainly with the assessments made by local officials on

household incomes,self reporting or personal identification,BPL

families are identified.Corruption is prevailing in system and

anybody can get BPL ration cards just by influencing the

officials.

According to the RTI,citizens have full access to use RIGHT TO

INFORMATION ACT for FAIR PRICE SHOPS,but all the BPL

families are uneducated and unable to useTHIS act.Hence

dealers use this occasion to increase black marketing of

subsidised items.

During festival seasons,government basically increases the quantity of ration goods(sugar,wheat,rice),unfortunately this incentive don’t reach to the families.

Delay in the distribution of ration goods in a commom practice.

Dealers open their shops for a very less amount of time and most of poor families remain deprived of goods.

Involvement of GRAM SABHAS in the running of FPS is a major drawback.

Getting a new RATION CARDS is the most hectic job in this world.Without bribing a official,it is almost

an Impossible job.We know that this is a big

accusation,but this is the harsh reality of our

country.

There is no specified official or department where

complains against FPS can be registered.

Although,this job comes under GRAM

PANCHAYATS, which is fully neglected by them.

Moreover,people are not too aware of the exact

official for registration of complaints.

Nevertheless,FAIR PRICE SHOP dealers use fake

methods to give less quantity of rations.(using

faulty measuring machine)

Major fault lies on the part of customers.RATION items are sold in the market(black marketing).Customer who pays rs 2 per kg for wheat, sells the same at high price and makes it a money-minting bussiness.

Undoubtly,ration shop dealers get commission from government which is not adequate to fulfill their family essential needs.Hence,they are helpless and are left with no other option,other than black marketing the ration goods.

Use of FAKE RATION CARDS is probably the biggest issue.Deserved candidates who are indeed poor and are living below poverty line are denied and

Due To corruption,undeserving people use

this opportunity and gets BELOW POVERTY

LINE ration cards.Thus,hitting the economy

and POOR becoming MORE POOR.

Government does not have suitable number

of godowns for storage of wheats,rice.Every

year tonnes of wheat either go waste or

decays,lying beneath the sky.

WHAT WILL WE DISTRIBUTE WHEN WE

DON’T EVEN HAVE A GODOWN TO STORE

THE GRAINS?

Wheat handed over by so called,FAIR PRICE SHOPS is of inferior quality and many cases have been observed when it was not even fit for animal consumption.

Deceitful dealers replace good supplies received from the F.C.I(Food Corporation of India) with inferior stock and sell FCI stock in the black market.

Many BPL families are not able to acquire ration cards either because they are seasonal migrant workers or because they live in unauthorized colonies.

BITTER TRUTH (WATCH THIS

LINK)

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RATION CARDS IN CIRCULATION

STATE EST.NO.

HOUSE

2001

NO.OF

BPL

HOUSE

TOTAL

CARDS

ISSUED

TOTAL

APL

CARDS

ISSUED

TOTAL

BPL

CARDS

ISSUED

EXCESS

CARDS

ISSUED

ANDHRA

PRADESH

168.50 28.29 167.57 53.97 113.60 _

UTTAR

PRADESH

292.96 74.37 351.54 261.08 90.46 58.58

MADHYA

PRADESH

99.03 28.73 130.83 82.27 48.56 31.80

GUJARAT 96.44 14.76 105.60 71.73 33.87 9.16

CASE STUDY Family gets BPL ration card after death of

malnourished child

IN KARNATKA, Four days after the death of a five-year old girl due to malnutrition, her family has finally been given an Antyodaya ration card, meant for Below Povert Line (BPL) families

Her anganwadi records show that the girl, Meghala, was severely malnourished for months

Ironically, the family had been issued an above poverty line ration card, which meant that Meghala was not the recepient of many government schemes meant to combat hungeR.

It's only after the tragic death of Meghala that government health officials and anganwadi workers have started coming to ask about the family.

EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN DIE IN INDIA DUE TO MALNUTRITION AND THEIR DEATH REMAIN UNNOTICED.

AMENDMENTS

Commercial Shop owners who are buying the ration items should be prohibited.Today,there is No system exists which can ensure the security of ration items . Consequently, greedy shopkeepers make double money by buying in meager prices and selling in high amount.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM needs to be corruption free. Remember,cash can never replace the food rations for poor.

A separate squad should be made whose duty is to ensure the proper functioning of PDS.Existing vigilance team works at district level,district level which is highly inefficient due to corruption.We propose that thiS vigilance team should immediately reach the destination.A toll free number will be provided to public.State government will not interfere in its working.

Margin of profits should be increased for ration shop dealers,thus prohibiting them from selling the grains in market.THIS ISSUE MUST BE UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVT…

It should be ensured that food items received from food corporartion of india should be of good quality.

DATE and timing of opening of ration shops should be fixed and truly followed.Any information regarding change in schedule should be informed to all citizens well in advance.

Frequent checks and raids should be ensured by the vigilance team.People having BPL ration cards should be duly checked whether they really come under this scheme or not.Fake BPL ration cards should be immediately cancelled and concerned person should be punished.

A LARGE SECTION OF BPL HOLDERS DO NOT LIFT THEIR PART OF RATION QUOTA DURING SOWING SEASON AS THEY DONOT GET ANY WAGES.GOVT.MUST TAKE CARE OF THESE WORKERS AND THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN RATION.SOME KIND OF LOAN GIVING FACILITY SHOULD BE PROVIDED.

FPS DEALERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATION AND SELL THIS LEFT RATION IN MARKETS.MOST OF FAMILIES ABOVE POVERTY LINE DO NOT TAKE THEIR RATION.GOVT.SHOULD IDENTIFY THESE FAMILIES AND WITH THEIR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING THEIR PORTION OF RATION CAN BE REDUCED.

COMPOSITION OF FOOD GRAINS DISTRIBUTED IN VARIOUS STATES SHOULD BE GIVEN LOCAL PREFERENCES.FOR EXAMPLE,IN SOUTH INDIA GOVT. CAN GIVE MORE RICE THAN WHEAT.THESE FACTORS AFFECT THEIR DECISION TO BUY FOOD GRAINS FROM PDS.

ALL THE INFORMATION REGARDING DELIVERY,PAYMENT,RECEIVAL OF RATION GOODS BY FPS(FAIR PRICE SHOPS)SHOULD BE COMPUTURISED.

CASES WERE REPORTED REGARDING THE

MISSING OF TRUCKS CARRYING RATION FOOD

ITEMS.WE PROPOSE THAT GPS SHOULD BE

INSTALLED IN THESE TRUCKS SO THAT THEIR

MOVEMENT CAN BE

CONTROLLED.MOREOVER,LOCAL POLICE

SHOULD ENSURE ITS SAFETY AND THE PATH

FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE TO REACH THE

REQUIRED DESTINATION.

INNOVATION

THERE IS A NEED TO SET UP AN INDEPENDENT

ORGANISATION MONITORING THE COMPLAINTS

REGARDING PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

FROM CITIZENS.THIS ORGANISATION WILL NOT

COME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STATE OR

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.IT WILL BE ENSURED

THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ARE GOVERNED

WITHIN TIME AND ALL THE DATA WILL BE MADE

ONLINE.

WHEAT FLOUR(ATTA) SHOULD BE MADE

AVAILABLE ALONG WITH WHEAT AT FAIR PRICE

SHOPS.ALL OF US KNOW THAT FOR A FAMILY

BELOW POVERTY LINE EACH AND EVERY

PENNY MATTERS.SO,IF GOVT.PROVIDES

SUBSIDISED ATTA AT RATION SHOPS,IT WILL BE

A GREAT HELP TO THESE PEOPLE.

IF A RATION SHOP IS FOUND TO BE INDULGED

IN MALPRACTICE,ITS LICENSE SHOULD BE

IMMEDIATELY CANCELLED.

ALL OF THESE SUGGESTIONS

MIGHT RAISE THE DELIVERY COST

FOR GOVERNMENT BUT SAVINGS

DUE TO IDENTIFICATIONS OF

HOLES IN SYSTEM WILL BE FAR

MORE HIGHER.

WHATEVER GOVERNMENT SAYS ABOUT PDS OR

REPLACING PDS BY CASH,BITTER TRUTH IS THAT INDIA IS

HOME TO THE LARGEST NUMBER OF HUNGER PEOPLE IN

WORLD.

AS PER “THE STATE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN THE WORLD

2012” 217 MILLION PEOPLE IN INDIA(APPROX 17.5% OF

ITS POPULATION) ARE UNDERNOURISHED.

AS PER GLOBAL SURVEY,EVERY SECOND WOMEN IN

INDIA IS REPORTED TO BE ANAEMIC.

75% CHILDREN BELOW 5 YEARS,51% WOMEN OF 15-59

YEARS AND 87% PREGNANT WOMEN ARE ANAEMIC

AFFECTED.

only about 42% of subsidised grains issued by the central

pool reach the target group, according to a Planning

Commission study released in March 2008.

THIS IS HIGH TIME TO FIX THESE

LEAKS IN OUR PDS SYSTEM OR

INTRODUCE A NEW EFFECTIVE

SYSTEM OTHERWISE THAT DAY IS

NOT FAR AWAY WHEN MORE THAN

HALF OF INDIA’S POPULATION WILL

SUFFER FRON

MALNUTRITION,HUNGER.

REFERNCES

WIKIPEDIA

PDS PORTAL

DFPD.NIC.IN (DEPT. OF FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION)

REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION 2012

IBNLIVE.IN.COM

WADHWA COMMITTEE REPORT

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