Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 5

The correct answer is option 4 i.e.,  All I, II & III.

• Fair price shops keep stock of Food Grains, Sugar, Kerosene Oil.
  • Fair price shops are popularly known as ration shops.
  • Established by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.
  • Fair price shops are established to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidized rates.
  • Public distribution shops sell wheat, rice, and sugar at a price lower than the market price.
  • One must have a unique identity card called a ration card to buy items from Fair price shops.
  • Fair price shops are controlled by the Joint Assistance of Central and State Governments.
  • India has the largest distribution network in the world with more than 5.5 lakh ration shops.