Question

Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the responsibility of:
1. Central Government
2. State Government

• A. Only 1 is true
• B. Only 2 is true
• C. Both 1 and 2 are true
• D. Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2 are true

Public distribution system (PDS) is an Indian food security system. Established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, the scheme is managed jointly by State governments. It distributes subsidized food and non-food items to India's poor.