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 Story of Ahmad Ahmad is a rickshaw puller in Bangalore. He has shifted from Jhumri Taliah along With his 3 brothers, sisters and old parents. He stays in a jhuggi.  The survival of all members of his family depends on his daily earnings from pulling rickshaw. However does not have a secured employment and his earnings fluctuate every  day During some days he gets enough earning for him to save some amount after buying all his day-to-day necessities. On other days he barely earns enough to buy His daily necessities However, fortunately, Ahmad has a yellow card, which is PDS Card for below poverty line people. With this card, Ahmad gets sufficient quantity of wheat rice sugar and kerosene oil for his daily use. He gets these essentials at half of the market price. He purchases his monthly stock during a particular day when the ration shop is opened for below poverty people. In this way, Ahmad is able to eke out his survival with less than sufficient earnings for his big family where he is the only earning member.   (a) Does Ahmad have a regular income from rickshaw pulling?   (b) How does the yellow card help Ahmad to run his family even with small earnings from rickshaw pulling?  

Answer:

(a)(i) Ahmad a rickshaw puller does not have a regular income from rickshaw pulling; his earnings fluctuate every day. (ii) Sometimes, he gets enough earning to save some amount after buying his day to day necessities. On other days he is barely able to earn enough to survive.                                    (b)(i) Ahmad has a yellow card which is a PDS card for below poverty line people. With this card Ahmad gets sufficient quantity of wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene oil for his daily use at rates below the market rates.   (ii) In this way, Ahmad is able to survive even with less income from Rickshaw pulling.