FULL FORM OF PDS

WHAT IS PDS

              PDS stand for Public Distribution System. This system was established by Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution. The motive of this system is to distribute the essential commodities wheat,rice,sugar and essential fuels kerosene at a subsidies rate to the poor through ration shops established in several states throughout the country. Food Corporation of India which is Government owned corporation procures and maintain the public distribution system in India.

WHEN PDS SYSTEM STARTED 

          PDS system was first started in Feb 1944, during the second world war and was launched in current form in June 1947. This system is operated with the joint responsibility of the Central and State governments. PDS was extended in the 1960s because of shortage of the food that time. Government set up Agricultural Prices Commission and the Food Corporation of India to improve domestic procurement and storage of food grains for PDS.

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