Answer:
(i)
When the food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated
ration shops among the poor sections of the society, it is called the Public
Distribution System (PDS).
(ii) Ration shops are now present in most localities, villages, towns and
cities.
(iii) Ration shops are also known as 'Fair Price Shops',
which keep stock of food grains, sugar, kerosene oil for cooking.
(iv) Items such as these are sold to people at a price
lower than the market price.
(v) Any family with a ration card can buy a stipulated
amount of these items every month from a nearby ration shop, depending on the
number of family members.
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