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Besidesfood-grain,otheressentialcom moditiẹssuch aspulses,edible<br />
oil,(10th,saltand otheresscntialitemsofdaily consumption should also<br />
bcdlstrkbuted by thePD S.Thiswilalso help ensuretheviabîlity oft14e<br />
PD S outlet.Ration shopsshould bestrengthened and madeviable through<br />
theprovision ofappropriatem argin orsulsidieṣ To ensureeffective<br />
utilization ofthe PD Sby thcpublic , thePDS outletmustremain open on<br />
al1days,Further,thepublicmustbe freeto draw theiralocation on a<br />
weeldy basis.M igrantsshould bcableto accesPDs alocationsin the area<br />
whercthey work.<br />
Thecentralization thattook placeundertIACTPDS should bcreversed<br />
and S:ategovernm entsshould,in thcfirstinstance , have the rightto<br />
determ lne the required allocation underPDS fortheirState , PRlsm ay<br />
also beactively invoived in themonitoring of thePDS . W omen SH GS<br />
supporred by micro-creditoperatethcPDS , whereverposible.<br />
Com m unity Food Security System s<br />
W hile auniversalPD Sand appropriate supplementav programmes<br />
funded l)y :he governm entare criticalto ensuring food security , (hereis<br />
also an importantroteforcom munlv based food securiv systems , such as<br />
Community Food-grain Banks(CFB). Community f'ood security<br />
systcm sappearespecialy relevantin socialy cohesive com munkties<br />
characterized by lim ited income inequality and in locations , which find ic<br />
difficuitto acccssocherdclivcry mechanismssuch asPDS . To ensure<br />
sustainability,such initiativesm ay work closely with clected Iocalbodies .<br />
Policy mustpromote rhe establishmentofComm unity Grain andW ater<br />
Banlçs,involving Panchayatsand otherlocalhodics . Thisprogram me<br />
should be based on theprinclpie 'storegrain and watvreverywùere' .<br />
TheComm unity Grain/Food Bank system wilhclp to widen :he<br />
food security basesby including awiclerangeof milets , grain legumcsand<br />
tubers.W 'hilethesecan beopemted l)y the nearly 240 , 000 Panchayats<br />
and UrbartLocalBodiesin tlw coultrp using flexible im plementation<br />
mechanism ssuited to localneetls,the program me should financialy<br />
supportd and regkzated by the State to ensm esocialinclusion and<br />
sustainabilinr.The stepsinvolvcd in seting up and operating CFBShas<br />
been dcscribed in dctaiin Chapter11oftheSecond Reportofthe NCF<br />
(NCF sccond Report,August2005).
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