Answer:

♤ Sugar should be kept outside the purview of PDS. It should be decontrolled and the system of levy on sugar discontinued.

♤ The average shelf life of coarse grains is limited, making them unsuitable for long- term storage and distribution under PDS. Initiatives on the part of state governments catering to the needs of specific localities are possible.

♤ Kerosene oil witness large-scale diversion of this commodity and subsidized kerosene is used for adulteration with diesel. The subsidy on kerosene should be phased out by raising its supply price under PDS while eliminating all domestic central nd state taxes on it.

♤ All further attempts to include more and more commodities under the coverage of food subsidy should be resisted.

♤ The FPS should be permitted to sell all commodities (other than rice and wheat) at full market prices in order to ensure their economic viability.