Vol. 3, Issue 7, Part E (2017)

Abstract
Eradication of food insecurity and hunger have been the most important objectives since the beginning of Public Distribution System (PDS). 87% of the rural population and 61% of urban residents were found to be calorie deficient during 2009-10 in Bihar even after six decades of implementation of PDS. The success of any welfare policy depends on the accountability and transparency of implementing authority and the awareness of the beneficiaries. The paper based on field study of three villages in Nawada district of Bihar. The present paper will try to describe the effectiveness of public distribution system (PDS) in Nawada district of Bihar.