The Targeted Public Distribution System, adopting the principle of the poor in all areas, began in:
AJune 2000
BJune 1975
CJune 1997
DJune 1992
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. June 1997
1. It first used different prices for poor and non-poor.
2. TPDS began in June 1997.
3. Antyodaya Anna Yojana came in 2000.
_Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 4, Food Security in India._
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