High Rice Prices Lead To Reduced Consumption: Survey
At present, Kendriya Bhandar which is the the largest Consumer Cooperative Society in the country, sells parmal rice at 
33 per kg, superfine rice at 37 per kg and basmati rice at 90 percent kg.
The price of the branded rice, on the other hand, ranges from 72 to 155 depending on the size and quality of the grain in the Kendriya Bhandar.
According to the survey, "Super Bazaars" and co-operative stores were not generally included under PDS. However, as and when they sold rationed commodities at controlled prices against ration cards, they were taken as ration shops for certain commodities.
As in the case of rice, the share of PDS purchase in wheat consumption has increased considerably. The monthly per capita consumption of PDS wheat was more than double in 2011-12 in both villages and cities as against what it was in 2004-05.
The per capita consumption of wheat in 2011-12 showed a slight rise since 2004-05 of about 0.1 kg per person per month in villages and a fall of 0.35 kg in urban areas.
The price wheat under PDS is 6.10 per kg for APL, 4.15 per kg for BPL and 2 per kg under AAY.
The NSSO survey is based on information collected during 2011-12 from 1,01,651 households in 7,469 villages and 5,268 urban blocks spread over the entire country.
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