An Insight into the Management of Intermediaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Tripura (India) – A Critical Accounting Analysis
Keywords:
Intermediary, Accountability, Sustainability, Resources, Food SecurityAbstract
Deficit in food production in the maximum number of the states of India including its North-Eastern region not only depicts the necessity and importance of the Public Distribution System (PDS) but also underlines the significance of its intermediary’s management. But maximum of the States and their PDS management system has still failed to touch upon public accountability in providing food security as well as assuring working capital sustainability in terms of system generated resources. They are still unable to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential commodities to the common people of this country. Although, other related factors such as improper transport & communication facilities in different parts of this country are also a major barrier of PDS operations, but its rapid rate of growth of population over the years has also been creating challenges to proper implementation of PDS where 23.60% population (2016) are living the below poverty line. Today in the consecutive plan periods of deficit budgets, the fulfillment of the basic objectives of PDS like food security with limited sources of fund is a big challenge of the Governments.
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