Public Distribution System (PDS) Survey 2011
A survey of the Public Distribution System (PDS) in nine states that sought to evaluate the performance of the PDS and people’s preferences between receiving subsidized food and cash in lieu of food transfers.
Survey Instruments
Household Questionnaire [Hindi]
PDS Survey 2011 in the news
Letter to the Prime Minister, The Hindu. Click here for reader’s letters in response to the letter to the PM.
Articles based on survey
Jose, Jijo, The PDS Learning Curve in Orissa, Down to Earth.
Nag, Kuber, No Substitute for the PDS, The Hindu, 2011
Ankita Aggarwal, The PDS in Orissa: Against the Grain?, Economic and Political Weekly, 3 September, 2011.
Ria Singh Sawhney, The PDS is not ailing or failing, The Tribune, 7 September, 2011.
Swathi Meenakshi, A case for Uniform and Universal System , The Tribune, 7 September, 2011.
Alamu, R, It just works in TN, Sunday Magazine, The Hindu, 24 September, 2011.
Jean Dreze and Reetika Khera, R, Understanding the PDS, Frontline, Volume 28, No. 27, 31 December, 2011.
Sakina Dhorajiwala and Aashish Gupta, R, Coupon Fiasco, Frontline, Volume 28, No. 27, 31 December, 2011.
Raghav Puri, R, Loud No to Cash, Frontline, Volume 28, No. 27, 31 December, 2011.
Aleesha Mary Joseph, R, Power of Literacy, Frontline, Volume 28, No. 27, 31 December, 2011.
Anindita Adhikari, R, Strong Revival, Frontline, Volume 28, No. 27, 31 December, 2011.