The public distribution system (PDS) has been one of the main policy instruments of the Government of India (GoI) to … that at an all-India level, 46.7 per cent or 25.9 MMTs of the off-taken grain did not reach the intended PDS beneficiaries … in 2011-12. The percent share of total leakage increased with states where greater percent of India's poor resided (five …

" -- "Chapter 2 The Public Distribution System in India: Policy Evolution and Program Delivery Trends" -- "Introduction" -- "The … Targeted Public Distribution System in India: An Introduction" -- "Political Economy of Program Evolution: Balancing the Dual ….3 Considerations for Cash Delivery of Food Subsidies in India" -- "3.1 Fortification Program of Baladi Bread" -- "3.2 Port Said Baladi …

The paper presents a case for a phased rolling out of direct benefits transfer (DBT) for Food in India. By studying all …

the beneficiaries. The ongoing policy discussions and strategies for executing DBT-food in India are observed to be …