QUESTION 13
GS3
15 marks
What are the reformative steps taken by the Government to make food grain distribution system more effective?
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Explain the reforms that have made foodgrain distribution more effective.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1NFSA 2013: legal entitlements≈50 words
- 2Technology: digitised ration cards, Aadhaar seeding, ePoS, ONORC, automation of supply chain≈50 words
- 3Others: doorstep delivery, women as heads of household, fortified rice, grievance redress≈50 words
- 4Results: lower leakage; remaining gaps (exclusion, quality)≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
ReformsResultsGapsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- No technology reforms
- No data on leakage
Draw this
- Flow: FCI → state → FPS → beneficiary with tech at each step
Value addition
- DataPDS leakage fell from about 46% (2011–12) to about 22% (2022–23), per estimates using HCES.ICRIER / IHDS-based studies
- SchemeOver 99% of ration cards are Aadhaar-seeded and about 5.4 lakh fair price shops have ePoS devices.Department of Food and Public Distribution
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Abhishek Singh · Page 26 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
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