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Give a brief description of the current status of the Public Distribution System.
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(i) Public Distribution System (PDS) is the most important step taken by the Government of India towards ensuring food security. In the beginning, the coverage of PDS was universal with no discrimination between the poor and the non-poor.
Over the years, the policy related to PDS has been revised to make it more efficient and targeted. In 1992, Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDs) was introduced in 1700 blocks in the country. (iii) The target was to provide the benefits of PDS to remote and backward areas. From June 1997, in a renewed attempt, Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced to adopt the principle of targeting the 'poor in all areas'. (it4 It was for the first time that a differential price policy was adopted for the poor and the non-poor. Further, in 2000, two special schemes were launched namely Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and the Annapurna Scheme (APS) with special target groups of 'poorest of the poor' and 'indigent senior citizens' respectively. (v) The functioning of these two schemes was linked with the existing network of the Public Distribution System.
(ii) Over the years, the policy related to PDS has been revised to make it more efficient and targeted. In 1992, Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDs) was introduced in 1700 blocks in the country.
(iii) The target was to provide the benefits of PDS to remote and backward areas. From June 1997, in a renewed attempt, Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced to adopt the principle of targeting the 'poor in all areas'.
(iv) It was for the first time that a differential price policy was adopted for the poor and the non-poor. Further, in 2000, two special schemes were launched namely Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and the Annapurna Scheme (APS) with special target groups of 'poorest of the poor' and 'indigent senior citizens' respectively.
(v) The functioning of these two schemes was linked with the existing network of the Public Distribution System.
Over the years, the policy related to PDS has been revised to make it more efficient and targeted. In 1992, Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDs) was introduced in 1700 blocks in the country. (iii) The target was to provide the benefits of PDS to remote and backward areas. From June 1997, in a renewed attempt, Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced to adopt the principle of targeting the 'poor in all areas'. (it4 It was for the first time that a differential price policy was adopted for the poor and the non-poor. Further, in 2000, two special schemes were launched namely Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and the Annapurna Scheme (APS) with special target groups of 'poorest of the poor' and 'indigent senior citizens' respectively. (v) The functioning of these two schemes was linked with the existing network of the Public Distribution System.
(ii) Over the years, the policy related to PDS has been revised to make it more efficient and targeted. In 1992, Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDs) was introduced in 1700 blocks in the country.
(iii) The target was to provide the benefits of PDS to remote and backward areas. From June 1997, in a renewed attempt, Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced to adopt the principle of targeting the 'poor in all areas'.
(iv) It was for the first time that a differential price policy was adopted for the poor and the non-poor. Further, in 2000, two special schemes were launched namely Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and the Annapurna Scheme (APS) with special target groups of 'poorest of the poor' and 'indigent senior citizens' respectively.
(v) The functioning of these two schemes was linked with the existing network of the Public Distribution System.
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