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Comprehension:(Que No. 91 - 99)
Read the passage given below and answer the questions/complete the statements that follow by choosing the best options from the given ones.
(1) The Public distribution system, which provides food at low prices, is a subject of vital concern. There is a growing realization that though India has enough food to feed its masses two square meals a day, the monster of starvation and food insecurity continues to haunt the poor in our country.
(2) Increasing the purchasing power of the poor through providing productive employment leads to rise in income, and thus good standard of living is the ultimate objective of public policy. However, till then, there is a need to provide assured supply of food through a restructured, more efficient and decentralized Public Distribution System (PDS)
(3) Although the PDS is extensive- it is one of the largest systems in the world-it has yet to reach the rural poor and the far-off places. It remains an urban phenomenon, with the majority of the rural poor still out of its reach due to lack of economic and physical access. The poorest in the cities and the migrants are left out, for they generally do not possess ration cards. The allocation of PDS supplies in big cities is larger than in rural areas.
(4) In view of such deficiencies in the system, the PDS urgently needs to be streamlined. Also considering the large stock of food grains combined with food subsidy on one hand and the continuing slow starvation and dismal poverty of the rural population on the other, there is a strong case for making PDS target-group oriented.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions/complete the statements that follow by choosing the best options from the given ones.
(1) The Public distribution system, which provides food at low prices, is a subject of vital concern. There is a growing realization that though India has enough food to feed its masses two square meals a day, the monster of starvation and food insecurity continues to haunt the poor in our country.
(2) Increasing the purchasing power of the poor through providing productive employment leads to rise in income, and thus good standard of living is the ultimate objective of public policy. However, till then, there is a need to provide assured supply of food through a restructured, more efficient and decentralized Public Distribution System (PDS)
(3) Although the PDS is extensive- it is one of the largest systems in the world-it has yet to reach the rural poor and the far-off places. It remains an urban phenomenon, with the majority of the rural poor still out of its reach due to lack of economic and physical access. The poorest in the cities and the migrants are left out, for they generally do not possess ration cards. The allocation of PDS supplies in big cities is larger than in rural areas.
(4) In view of such deficiencies in the system, the PDS urgently needs to be streamlined. Also considering the large stock of food grains combined with food subsidy on one hand and the continuing slow starvation and dismal poverty of the rural population on the other, there is a strong case for making PDS target-group oriented.
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