00792pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002200040245005500062260000900117300001600126362001100142520045500153650001600608773003400624180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aRamaswami, Bharat  aEfficiency and equity of food market interventions  c2002  ap.1129-135.  a23 Mar  aThis paper reviews the economic rationale of food market interventions in India, the problems that arise in designing these policies and their performance.  The evaluation points to certain directions of reform which require that the framework of a centralised public distribution system be set aside in favour of a regionally differentiated safety net of food subsidies sensitive to local consumption patterns, needs and circumstances. - Reproduced.  aFood supply  aEconomic and Political Weekly