Public distribution System and Supply Chain Management in Present Pandemic of Covid-19
Keywords:
PDS, FPS, FCI, RPDS, TPDSAbstract
The Public Distribution System (PDS) evolved as a system of management of scarceness through distribution of foodgrains at reasonable costs. Over the years, PDS has become a crucial a part of Government’s policy for management of food economy within the country. PDS is supplemental in nature and isn't supposed to form out there the complete demand of any of the commodities distributed under that to a social unit or a region of the society. PDS is operated beneath the joint responsibility of the Central and therefore the State/UT Governments. The Central Government, through Food Corporation of India (FCI), has assumed the responsibility for procural, storage, transportation and bulk allocation of food grains to the State Governments. The operational responsibility together with allocation inside State, identification of eligible families, issue of Ration Cards and supervising of the functioning of Fair Price Shops(FPSs) etc., rest with the State Governments. beneath the PDS, presently the commodities particularly wheat, rice, sugar and fuel square measure being allotted to the States/UTs for distribution. Some States/UTs conjointly distribute extra things of mass consumption through the PDS retailers like pulses, edible oils, halogen salt, spices, etc.
How to cite this article:
Kumar A. Public distribution System and Supply Chain Management in Present Pandemic of Covid-19. J Adv Res Oper Markt Mgmt 2021; 4(2): 1-11
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