Answer:
(i) When the food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poor sections of the society, it is called the PDS. (ii) Ration shops are now present in most localities, villages, towns and cities. (iii) Ration shops also known as 'Fair Price Shops', which keep stock of food grains, sugar, kerosene oil for cooking. (iv) Items such as these are sold to people at a price lower than the market price. (v) Any family with a ration card can buy a stipulated amount of these items every month from a nearby ration shop, depending on the number of family members.
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