A Study on the Performance of Public Distribution System With Reference To Colachel Municipality

India has one of the highest levels of malnutrition in the world and there are reports of hunger and starvation deaths from different parts of the country. A staggering five percent of rural and two percent of urban population do not get food throughout the year. In order to meet the food security needs government implemented Public Distribution System but in due course of time several leakages were found in distribution of Public Distribution System. The current study aims to analyze the socio economic background of rural population brought under study area, their perception and utilization level towards PDS commodities.