Question 10 (d) - NCERT Questions - Chapter 4 Class 9 Economics - Food security in India - Economics

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Fair price shops

 

Answer:

Answer to be written in the exam: 

Fair Price shops:

  • Ration shops also, known as Fair Price Shops , keep stock of food grains, sugar, and kerosene for cooking.

  • 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.
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