Tag: TPDS

This blog highlights the complexity of the public distribution system and discusses the major operational challenges faced with respect to the back end supply chain for in-kind benefits. It also highlights the digitization efforts so far, reasons for gaps in implementation and what the focus should be for a choice-based model, which we believe is the future of food subsidy delivery.

The cash versus in-kind subsidy transfer for food, fuel or fertiliser has no clarity on which method should be adopted going forward – cash or in-kind subsidies.

In this Note, we cover the revised commissions proposed by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in India, which have been proving inadequate for fair price shop (FPS) owners.