Under the Public Distribution System of India, the Fair Price Shop (FPS) transformation is an evolving process. Discuss.
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Fair Price Shops are defined & established under NFSA Act 2013 to distribute fee/subsidized foodgrains to needy. Transformation is Evolving Process I. Past Transformation (1) Targeted PDS: Evolved in 1997 to weed out beneficiaries (2) Digital Solution: to prevent leakage & wastage (3) Central Warehousing: to store & protect grain from theft or rot. II. Future Transformation (1) 100% Computerization: To eliminate leakage & streamline operations (Madhya Pradesh omitted) (2) Use Emeigh Tech: For efficient operation & monitoring. Eg All to plug leak, blacklist for data (3) Cold Storage: at all eligible to preserve food. (8.1: loss & foodgrain) by held by Meena Kumari Committee (4) Remove errors: of exclusion & inclusion as PDS has 60% inclusion errors (Shanta Kimer Committee) (5) Robust PDS: Good food to all - High GDP, Better health & nutrition - Eg PDS Reform. Promote Participation: 1 states to ensure better management (Ashoke Dakarai Committee) PDS must be continuously reformed to ensure New India of Healthy & Nutrition People.
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PDS must be continuously reformed to ensure New India of Healthy & Nutrition People.
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A flowchart showing transformation of FPS from past to future with interconnected boxes showing Good food to all, High GDP, and Better health and nutrition
Aditya Mathur
Agriculture and Food Security
PDS
Fair Price Shop transformation
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