UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 7

It is an Indian food Security System established under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.
Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
The Public Distribution System ( PDS ) evolved as a system of management of scarcity through the distribution of food grains at affordable prices.
It helps in ensuring the Food and Nutritional Security of the nation . Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
PDS is supplemental in nature and is not intended to make available the entire requirement of any of the commodities distributed under it to a household or a section of the society.
PDS is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State Governments.
It maintains the buffer stock of food grains in the warehouse . Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
The Central Government , through the Food Corporation of India ( FCI ), has assumed the responsibility for procurement , storage , transportation , and bulk allocation of food grains to the State Governments.
The operational responsibility including allocation within the State, identification of eligible families, Issue of Ration Cards , and supervision of the functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs), etc., rests with the State Governments.
Under the PDS , presently the commodities namely wheat, rice, sugar, and kerosene are being allocated to the States/UTs for distribution.
Some states/UTs also distribute additional items of mass consumption through PDS outlets such as pulses, edible oils, iodized salt, spices,etc.