Public Distribution Programme's coverage first fell and then increased in the post-reform period

Chart shows share of population (in %) getting any kind of in-kind food transfers

PDS's coverage increased further after the passage of the National Food Security Act in 2013. The PMGKY is currently giving free food grains to 800 million people in India
Chart: Roshan Kishore Source: NSSO data from Source: In Kind Food Transfers, Himanshu and Abhijit Sen, November 2013, EPW Get the data