General Studies III · Subtopic
Public Distribution System
Official syllabus
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.
UPSC CSE 2026 notification
What this covers
Follow public grain from allocation through state handling and fair-price-shop delivery to household receipt.
Key ideas
- NFSA
- Allocation
- PDS
- Delivery
- Grievance