Corruption in Public Distribution System – A Micro Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 122-123
Author(s):  
V. CHANDRA SEKARAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
System A ◽  
Micro Analysis

Rethinking the Formation of Public Distribution System: A Class-Focused Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 048661342110349
Author(s):  
Soumik Sarkar ◽  
Anjan Chakrabarti
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Surplus Labor ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
System A ◽  
Historical Condition ◽  
Indian State ◽  
The 1960S

Using the methodology of overdetermination, class process of surplus labor as the entry point and socially determined need of food security, we deliver an alternative class-focused rendition of the public distribution system (PDS) in India. We first surmise our theoretical framework to infer that the overdetermined and contradictory relation of class and social needs matter for PDS. Beyond the reasoning of being pro-poor, fair, or wasteful, we deploy this framework to reinterpret the formation of Indian PDS in the 1960s. Its demonstration requires revisiting the historical condition that shaped capital’s passive revolution through the post-independence Indian state and its subsequent crisis arising out of the contradictions and conflicts in the class-need space. We argue that PDS signals a case of success and not failure of capitalism.

An investigation of IT-intervention adoption in public distribution system: A stakeholder and agency theory perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Namrata Sharma ◽  
Sumeet Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Agency Theory ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Processing System ◽  
Transaction Processing ◽  
Goal Conflict ◽  
Fair Price ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
System A ◽  
Reporting Mechanism

This paper attempts to explore the adoption of changes introduced by an IT-intervention in the context of a social welfare scheme. Using case study methodology, we have studied the changes introduced through the project ‘CORE PDS’ (Centralized Online Real-time Electronic Public Distribution System) in the Chhattisgarh Public Distribution System (PDS). CORE PDS was a far-sighted project aimed to integrate the retailers (Fair Price Shops, FPSs) with IT infrastructure. It simultaneously introduced two changes. One was an automated transaction processing system while another was the provision of portability for the beneficiaries. After 2 years of its implementation it was observed that despite the government’s diligent efforts, only the automated transaction processing system was adopted, while portability was discarded by the FPSs. We use the theoretical lenses of stakeholder theory and agency theory for identifying reasons for this partial failure. Our analysis suggests that information system (as monitoring and reporting mechanism), outcome uncertainty, risk aversion and goal conflict play critical roles in the adoption of changes. Changes with higher monitoring, lower outcome uncertainty and lower goal conflict are easily adopted, and on the other hand, lower monitoring, greater outcome uncertainty and higher goal conflict result in lower possibility of adoption.

scholarly journals Organization and Working of Public Distribution System A study of Punjab

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurdeep kaur Ghumaan ◽  
◽  
Dr. Pawan Kumar Dhiman
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
System A

Managing supply and transportation disruptions: a case of Indian fair price shops

Kybernetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 2773-2797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayan Chakraborty ◽  
Sarada Prasad Sarmah
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Inventory System ◽  
Fair Price ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
System A ◽  
Food Grains ◽  
Simulation Based

Purpose India has the largest public distribution system (PDS) in the world, working through over five million fair price shops (FPS) to distribute food grains among its beneficiaries at a subsidized rate. In this paper, the authors study the inventory system of Indian FPS. The system involves a distributor, who is solely responsible for the replenishment of the FPS. In a real-world scenario, the distributor is subjected to random supply and transportation disruptions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and minimize the impacts of such disruptions. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the authors adopt a simulation-based technique to explore the impacts of various traits of disruptions like frequency and duration on the FPS inventory system. A simulation model for the Indian FPS is developed and the impacts of disruptions are investigated by a case study. Findings The authors use a simulation-based optimization technique to suggest a simple managerial change that can lead to a minimization of inventory shortage up to 60 per cent and system cost up to 21 per cent over the existing practice. Originality/value The present study addresses the FPS inventory system of Indian PDS, which is by its nature unique and has not been considered by any other previous literature. The findings of this study will be of particular interest to the policy-makers to build a more robust PDS in India.

Modeling the public distribution system: a PO-P approach

OPSEARCH ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 1024-1066
Author(s):  
Ajay Bohtan ◽  
K. Mathiyazhagan ◽  
Prem Vrat
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
System A

scholarly journals Effectiveness of the Public Distribution System: A Critical Review

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Alok Kumar Sahoo ◽  
D. K. Krishna ◽  
N. V. Kumbhare
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
Fair Price ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
System A ◽  
Food Grains ◽  
Support Price ◽  
Absolute Quantity ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
Input Prices

Public Distribution System (PDS) started from 1997 for providing essential commodities like rice, wheat, sugar etc. to a large number of people through a network of 5.35 lakh Fair Price Shops (FPS) on a recurring basis at a subsidized price to boost food and nutritional security in India. Whether the PDS is effective to reach targeted people is under serious concern. The problem arises as supply exceeds demand at Minimum Support Price (MSP) of food grains. Over the last 7 years, the average procurement of food grains (rice and wheat) has been around 25 per cent of production. The rising MSP of foodgrains during the last 7 years which enhances the chance of increased subsidy amount given by government resulting increased quantity of food grains procurement and inflation in input prices at constant Central Issue Prices (CIP). Gulati and Saini [1] evaluated under various studies- since 1999-2000 to 2011-12 which narrates about rising leakages of food grains from 9 per cent in 1999-2000 to 36 per cent in 2011-12. In terms of absolute quantity of grains pilfered, of the total quantity of 25.91 MMT pilfered, UP stands at the top with almost 4 MMT (15.3%) pilfered from PDS in 2011-12. There are 39.6 per cent poor having ration cards and 60.4 per cent poor having no cards. There are 26.3 per cent non-poor having ration cards causing inclusion error. The exclusion error is severe as a Type-II error causing 70.5 per cent total in India. There are many loopholes in PDS, leading to ineffectiveness and inefficiency in achieving its objectives. It needs reforms like the transparent selection of beneficiaries, universalization, end to end computerization, more commodities to be included, an effective grievance redressal agency, ADHAAR based PDS, the inclusion of innovative schemes like food coupon, smart card etc. More or less, the innovative mechanism in PDS has to be assessed before implementation to enhance effectiveness and check further error.

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