compare the average consumption levels of PDS in india
The following points may help you:
a. The average consumption of PDS grain at the all-India level is only 1 kg per person per month.
b. The average consumption figure is as low as less than 300 gm per person per month in the states of Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh.
c. In contrast, the average consumption in most of the southern states like Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh is in the range of 3 to 4 kgs per person per month.
d. Thus, poor have to depend on markets rather than the ration shops for their food needs.
e. In Madhya Pradesh only 5% of wheat and rice consumption of the poor are met through the ration shops.
f. In states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar the percentage is lower.
a. The average consumption of PDS grain at the all-India level is only 1 kg per person per month.
b. The average consumption figure is as low as less than 300 gm per person per month in the states of Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh.
c. In contrast, the average consumption in most of the southern states like Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh is in the range of 3 to 4 kgs per person per month.
d. Thus, poor have to depend on markets rather than the ration shops for their food needs.
e. In Madhya Pradesh only 5% of wheat and rice consumption of the poor are met through the ration shops.
f. In states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar the percentage is lower.