In Tamilnadu ration shops are opened by 8.30 am to 12 pm
During World War 2 ration cards were used due to the shortage of food. Food was therefore rationed and could not be obtained without the ration card thus ensuring everyone had their correct allowance (Ration).
Ration Tabs
It is valid for redemption for one ration.
Everyone was issued with a ration book full of coupons. They would take the booklet to the shops and use the coupons to be able to buy the food that they were allowed and the quantity they were allowed that week or day. then once that coupon was used it would be taken out of the book so that they could not keep buying more and more, therefore making the rationing more organised.
28000 ration shops
In Tamilnadu ration shops are opened by 8.30 am to 12 pm
A World Entrepreneur Society article cites a difference of Rs.15 per/kg (GBP 0.20) for rice on at the market and Rs.4 per/kg (GBP 0.08) at ration shops. Based on the structure of the Public Distribution System, it seems that there is not a fixed difference; the commodities at ration shops are sold at cost, not including the costs of the distribution system.
Ration shops are able to sell commodities at low prices because they are subsidized by the government. The government provides them with essential commodities at lower rates, which allows the ration shops to sell them to the public at a subsidized price. This is done to ensure that essential goods are affordable and accessible to all sections of society, especially the economically weaker sections.
During World War 2 ration cards were used due to the shortage of food. Food was therefore rationed and could not be obtained without the ration card thus ensuring everyone had their correct allowance (Ration).
rice
Ration shop is the other name for Fair Price Shops opened by the govt of India, in order to ensure provision of food articles and kerosene, sugar etc at a subsidized rate to the Below Poverty Line [BPL] families and Above Poverty Line families. [APL]ration shops opens at 8:00a.m & closes at 6:30 p.m
Registration was due to the need to ration supplies. Once registered, a person was issued with a Ration Book, allowing them to get a rationed amount of basic foodstuffs.
Ration shops in Delhi typically open in the morning around 9 am and close around 6 pm, Monday to Saturday. It's always best to check with your specific ration shop for their exact opening hours.
Rice, wheat, cooking oil, kerosene, dhals, tea, soap, salt and sugar
The public distribution system (PDS) is the most important step taken by the Indian government towards ensuring food security. However, there have been several problems related to the functioning of ration shops. The food grains supplied by the ration shops are not enough to meet the consumption needs of the poor. As a result, they have to depend on markets instead. The average all-India level of consumption of PDS grains is only 1 kg per person per month. Most public-distribution-system dealers resort to malpractices like diverting food grains to open market to make profits, selling poor quality grains at ration shops, irregular opening of the shops, etc. Such actions make safe and nutritious food inaccessible and unaffordable for many of the poor. Under the targeted public distribution system, there are three kinds of ration cards: Antyodaya cards (for the poorest of the poor), BPL cards (for those below poverty line) and APL cards (for all others). Prices of the food materials are fixed accordingly. Under this system, any family above the poverty line gets very little discount at the ration shop. The price of food items for an APL family is almost as high as in the open market, so there is little incentive for them to buy the items from the ration shop.
The public distribution system (PDS) is the most important step taken by the Indian government towards ensuring food security. However, there have been several problems related to the functioning of ration shops. The food grains supplied by the ration shops are not enough to meet the consumption needs of the poor. As a result, they have to depend on markets instead. The average all-India level of consumption of PDS grains is only 1 kg per person per month. Most public-distribution-system dealers resort to malpractices like diverting food grains to open market to make profits, selling poor quality grains at ration shops, irregular opening of the shops, etc. Such actions make safe and nutritious food inaccessible and unaffordable for many of the poor. Under the targeted public distribution system, there are three kinds of ration cards: Antyodaya cards (for the poorest of the poor), BPL cards (for those below poverty line) and APL cards (for all others). Prices of the food materials are fixed accordingly. Under this system, any family above the poverty line gets very little discount at the ration shop. The price of food items for an APL family is almost as high as in the open market, so there is little incentive for them to buy the items from the ration shop.