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 drishti current affairs magazine subscription STATUS OF FOOD SECURITY SYSTEM IN INDIA The PDS network in India ensures the regular supply of food grains and other essential commodities to 800 million through a network of Fair Price Shops.v With a network of more than five lakh Fair Price Shops it is perhaps the largest such distribution network in the world. The total number of PDS Ration cards stood at 231846416 in May 2019 which is about 80 percent of the total households.drishti current affairs magazine buy online The NFSA empowers states to decide the modality of delivering food subsidies –in cash or kind. However till now food subsidy in India has remained mostly in kind and not cash. At the beginning of March 2020 India had stock of nearly 77 million tonnes (mt) of rice and wheat and 2.25 mt of pulses in public storage.vii This is more than three times the buffer FCI is mandated to keep drishti current affairs magazine english.