Citizen Monitoring of Fair Price Shops in the Public Distribution System
Project period: April 2017- June 2020 (3 Years)
Funders: Dasra & Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI)
Objectives of the Project
Hunger is endemic and widespread in India and continues to persist – of the world’s population suffering from malnutrition, 25% of them are in India. To address this problem, the Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS) the major vehicle of India’s food security policy, is designed to support the poorest and those most in need. In Karnataka alone, there are about 110 lakh bene