Social StudiesClass 9CBSE
Q
What are the problems of the functioning of ration shops?
A
Ration shops, also known as Fair Price Shops, keep stock of food grains, sugar, and kerosene for cooking. These items are sold to people at a price lower than the market price. However, there are problems with the functioning of the ration shops:
- The quality of food provided to poor people is less than the expected quality of food grains.
- The ration shop deals indulge in malpractices and do not provide the poor people with the entire quantity they deserve.
- Some ration shops are not opened regularly, and this causes discomfort to the poor.
- The ration shopkeepers even update wrong entries in the name of the poor people.