- The Public Distribution System is a welfare program aimed at providing essential food items at affordable prices to vulnerable sections of society. - The difference between the cost of procuring, storing, and distributing foodgrains and the price at which they are sold through PDS constitutes a significant subsidy borne by the government. - Increasing PDS prices directly reduces the per-unit subsidy amount, thereby lessening the overall subsidy burden on the government exchequer.
The reason for increase in price of foodgrain distributed through public distribution system is to ;
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1995 · Topic: Agriculture and Allied Sectors (Food Security and Public Distribution System (PDS))
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Answer: C. Lessen the burden of subsidy involed in scheme
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