Share of rice and wheat consumption from public distribution system in select states of India

This dataset is prepared for the purpose of response to reviewer of our paper on Wellcome Open Research referenced below. That the Public Distribution system (PDS) is invaluable in managing food security in the country is undeniable. The share of rice or wheat consumption from PDS in different states indicates that the percentage is quite less (ranging from 7.6% in Gujarat to 34.3% in Chhattisgarh) . The percentage of improvement in PDS use from 2004-5 to 2011-12 has not led to a commensurate decline in undernutrition in the country8,9. Moreover, the coverage of PDS is much higher in hill-states of northern India and in South Indian states as compared to other regions where malnutrition prevalence is higher. Hence, the likelihood of effects of PDS especially in the regions that we analyse in this paper by the marginal farmers and rural poor is likely to be low with subsistence cultivation continuing to play an important part, especially among the poorest communities.

本数据集专为回应下述发表于《Wellcome Open Research》的论文的审稿人而构建。公共分配系统（Public Distribution System, PDS）对于一国粮食安全管理而言至关重要，这一点毋庸置疑。不同邦通过PDS获取的大米或小麦消费占比普遍较低（从古吉拉特邦的7.6%至恰蒂斯加尔邦的34.3%不等）。2004-2005年至2011-2012年间，PDS使用率的提升并未带动该国营养不良率出现相应幅度的下降[8,9]。此外，印度北部山地邦与南印度各邦的PDS覆盖范围远高于其他营养不良患病率更高的地区。因此，在本文所分析的区域中，自给自足种植仍占据重要地位（尤其在最贫困社群中），故PDS对边际农户与农村贫困人口的影响概率或相对较低。