With reference to governance of the Public Distribution System PDS system consider the following sta...........

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With reference to governance of the Public Distribution System (PDS) system, consider the following statements.

The central and state governments share the joint responsibility of regulating the PDS.
State governments are responsible for distributing grains to the consumers through a network of Fair Price Shops (FPSs).
The grain quota of Below poverty Line (BPL) and above poverty line families has been fixed at the same level to control leakages.
States/UTs are forbidden to distribute additional items of mass consumption through the PDS outlets such as edible oils or iodized salt.

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

1 and 2 only

2, 3 and 4only

1, 2 and 4only

1 and 3 only

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Explanation:

Statement 1 and 2: While the central government is responsible for procurement, storage, transportation, and bulk allocation of food grains, state governments distributes the same through the FPSs. State governments are also responsible for operational responsibilities including allocation and identification of families below poverty line, issue of ration cards etc.

Statement 3: A below poverty line (BPL) card holder should be given 35 kg of food grain and the card holder above the poverty line should be given 15 kg of food grain as per the norms of PDS. However, there are concerns about the efficiency of the distribution process.

Statement 4: Under the PDS, presently the commodities namely wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene are being allocated to the States/UTs for distribution.