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Central must connect all states to food scheme for robust PDS: Parliamentary Standing Committee -Raju Sajwan

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Only 15 states procure rice, 8 procure wheat as part of decentralised distribution scheme 

Only 23 states have implemented the Decentralized Procurement Scheme (DCP) so far — 15 to procure rice and eight to procure wheat — despite the scheme being in place for 23 years.  

This was flagged by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (Standing Committee) in a realease dated August 13, 2021.

Under the scheme, introduced in 1997-98, food grains are procured and distributed by state governments. The states procure, store and issue foodgrains under targeted public distribution system and other welfare schemes of the Government of India.

The scheme can help strengthen the public distribution system (PDS) by allowing states to distribute their produce to locals. This allows people to buy food grains according to their preferences.

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