A Study on the Consumer Attitude towards Public Distribution System with Special Reference to Thrissur District

Author Details

Dr. Jojomon N A

Associate Professor of Commerce, P M Govt. College, Potta, Chalakudy

Abstract

The Public Distribution System   has a great role in our economy. The Indian Food Security System was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution. It is managed jointly by State and Government of Central India.  The function of PDS is to distribute Food and Nonfood items to India’s poor at subsidized rate. To buy these items through PDS the people must have a ration card. The items distributed under PDS are kerosene and food grains such as rice, wheat, sugar etc. consumers get food grains at reasonable and fair price that is price lower than the market price through these rationshops. It is one of the important Food Security Systems in India. PDS is also known as Ration shops.

Please cite this article as: Dr. Jojomon NA, Associate Professor of Commerce, P M Govt. College, Potta, Chalakudy(2014). A Study on the Consumer Attitude towards Public Distribution System with Special Reference to Thrissur District. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 1, 3(26), 105-107