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100			_aJha, Raghbendra, et al.
245			_aReal consumption levels and public distribution system in India
260			_c1999
300			_ap.919-27
362			_a10 Apr
520			_aThe policy of allocation of foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) has been very ad hoc in India with allocation being fixed on a `historical basis'. This paper uses four sets of pooled equations for predicting stable levels of per capita consumption of rice and wheat in physical terms in rural and urban India. Foodgrain demand and the own-price, cross price and income elasticities of demand are estimated for all states. A formula that is based on the concept of subsidising real consumption through PDS is proposed. - Reproduced
650			_aConsumption - India
650			_aPublic distribution system - India
650			_aPublic distribution system
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a40632
999			_c40632 _d40632