Why do the Public Distribution System remain in shambles?

Dear Paul,

Everyone in power from bureaucrat to minister to their team members think they are rulers and are doling out freebies to hapless. The typical slave master mentality even tarnishes their vision to know their own basis of survival that is the taxpayer who is the missing factor in complete transaction to bring any transparency. The word "AAM AADAMI" is a typical example of feudal mentality. 

APATHY is the hallmark at minimum.

The public distribution system is meant for the welfare of the people and unfortunately there is no proper system is followed by the bureaucratic in our country. The PDS is being run by them as per their likes & dislikes and they are not bothering about the public interest/benefits.

Thanks for the referral Mr.Ravindra Ji.

For the first time, I find myself unable to select between the two options provided!

Corruption and lack of quality awareness is so rampant in this particular system, that the beaurocrats, ministers and some of th policies are all in bad shape and to blame for the systemic failure. 

PDS has become a way to give something to the backward classes.....something that without any trace of quality or transparency.

I agree to Mr. Cherian's views. In the type of democratic system we follow, where governments come to powerr with less than 10% of votes of the contry's eligible voters, the helpnessness of the majority push them to a state of inescapable 'Adaptive Neurosis'. It happens not only with the hapless commonman but also with the bereaurocrats and public servants of lesser stature.  

As pointed out by Mr. Jain, the under performing and erring politician authorities are at the risk of facing the wrath of his voters later, though they can always resort to different gimmics to hoodwink the people and get back to power.

The failure to rein in the erring bereauocrats and public servants is again due to systemic failure of the HR management in the public systems. There are enough provisons in every HR policy to chastise, sensure or punish non-performers and erring officials. But nothing happens; may be the explanation is again in Mr. Cherian's theory of 'Adaptive Neurosis' psychology as people in HRM of public systems also is part of the system.  

Why blame the ministers alone for every systemic failure. Government and Ministers come and go. Systems are supposed to go on irrespective of who at the political helms are. The responsibility of maintaining the systems and managing these effectively and efficiently are the resonsibility of the bureauocrats. 

With support of technology, it is now possible to collect day to day management information so as to take neceesary corrective and preventive measures such as shortage of aquisition of food grains, availability and adequacy of storage spaces, volume in hand and condition of stored food grains, movement of the supplies etc.

Therefore, it is necessary to initiate stern action against the erring officials where ever failure of the system happens due to mis management by the departments that are responsible for effective implementation of PDS.

Mr Paul I agree with you...the PDS has failed due to the bureaucrats. They are the one's  who are behind the scene. But these bureaucrats are backed by the evil ministers & their policies. So, both are helping each other & eating public money......