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Food Security in India — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesFood Security in India3 Marks
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What are the two types of Public Distribution System (PDS)?
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Answer

The two types of PDS are:
  1. Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS): It was introduced in 1992 in 1,700 blocks in the country to provide the benefits of PDS to remote and backward areas.
  2. Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS): It was introduced from June 1997 to adopt the principle of targeting the poor in all areas'. It was for the first time that a differential price policy was adopted for poor and non-poor.

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