• B.Anusha
• Dr.A.Vinyagaram

Abstract The operation of public distribution system is under the joint responsibility of Central and State governments. FPS is the ultimate outlet of public distribution system. Most of the FPSs are run by the Co-operatives and Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd (TNCSC). The objectives of the study are: i) to discuss about the frequency of buying FPS commodities in the selected panchayats and ii) to assess the impact of the FPS commodities on family cardholders. A total of 120 sample respondents were selected. In addition to the conventional tools, a special tool such as chi-square test was applied. As the respondents were poor, majority of them bought the FPS commodities twice in a month. There exists association between frequency of buying FPS commodities and community and no association between frequency of buying FPS commodities and occupation of the respondents. Cardholders were fully aware of buying rice and sugar. The contribution of FPS to the total requirement of commodities was 55.36 per cent. Out of the 120 respondents, 76 (63.33 per cent) had undergone malpractice and kerosene was the major item in malpractice.

Key words: Fair Price Shop, Malpractice, buying frequency

"IMPACT OF BUYING FPS COMMODITIES ON THE FAMILY CARDHOLDERS IN THE SELECTED PANCHAYATS OF RAJAKKAMANGALAM BLOCK, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.75-80, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901711.pdf

"IMPACT OF BUYING FPS COMMODITIES ON THE FAMILY CARDHOLDERS IN THE SELECTED PANCHAYATS OF RAJAKKAMANGALAM BLOCK, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp75-80, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901711.pdf