Strategies towards Effective Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu
                        
                    
                    
                                -T. Maheswari,Asst. Professor in Economics, Lady Doak College, Madurai                     
                    PDS is considered as principal instrument in the hands of State Governments for providing safety net to the poor against the spiraling rise in prices of essential commodities. In this regard Tamil Nadu sets a model in implementing
the PDS as universal system. Apart from the central government subsidy
                 
                    
                        Strategies towards Effective Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu