Fair price shops
Answer:
Answer to be written in the exam:
Fair Price shops:
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   Ration shops also, known as
  
  
   Fair Price Shops
  
  
   , keep
  
  
   stock of food grains, sugar, and kerosene for cooking.
   
 
 
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   These items are
  
  
   sold to people at a price lower than the market
  
  
   price.
   
 
 
- Any family with a ration card* can buy a stipulated amount of these items (e.g. 35 kg of grains, 5 litres of kerosene, 5 kg of sugar, etc.) every month from the nearby ration shop.
