The policy of allocation of foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) has been very ad hoc in India with allocation being fixed on a 'historical basis'. This paper uses four sets of pooled ...

Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi introduced "Anna Chakra," a revolutionary Public Distribution System (PDS) supply chain optimization technology, on Thursday. The system is seen as ...

The union government has said it has no plans to introduce doorstep delivery of food grains under the public distribution system (PDS), even for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and disabled ...

The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) has suggested improvements to public distribution operations in the ...