Universaling PDS won't work here: UN World Food Programme India Head

In a Q&A, Bishow Parajuli explains not everyone in the country needs social protection

Amid a debate on whether more people should be included in the public distribution system or the coverage should be pruned, the Centre recently announced resuming a scheme to provide free extra foodgrains to all Food Security Act beneficiaries as part of Covid relief. In an interview with Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Bishow Parajuli, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) country director in India, said universalising the PDS, demanded by many civil society activists, might not be feasible as everyone in