The government has reduced the Public Distribution System prices by _____________ % from July 2001.

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Solution

The correct option is D 50
Keeping in view the consensus on increasing the allocation of food grains to BPL families, and to better target the food subsidy, Government oflndia increased the allocation to BPL families from 10 kg, to 20 kg of food grains per family per month at 50% of the economic cost and allocation to APL families at economic cost.

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more than the price of article

B

. From

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2002

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B

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59. Consider the following statements

1. Regarding the procurement of food-grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open–ended procurement policy.

2. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals.

3. For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform central issue prices to the States/Union Territories.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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