A public distribution shop also known as Fair Price Shop (FPS), part of India's Public Distribution System established by Government of India, is a kind of shop in India which is used to distribute rations at a subsidized price to the poor. As of date there are about 4.99 lakh Fair Price Shops (FPS) across India.
Locally these are known as "ration
shop" and chiefly sell wheat, rice, kerosene and sugar at a price lower
than the market price. However, other essential commodities may also be
sold. These are also called Fair Price Shops.For buying items from this
shop one must have a ration card.
These shops are operated throughout the country by joint assistance of
central and state government. No doubt the item from these shops are
much cheaper but are of poor quality. Ration shops are now present in
most localities, villages towns and cities. India has 478,000 shops
constituting the largest distribution network in the world.
The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the 1940s Bengal
famine.this rationing system was revived in the wake of acute food
shortage during the early 1960s, prior to the Green Revolution.
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