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PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

 

16.1 Public distribution system of essential commodities 

Item

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Number of ration cards for families

6184999

6334221

6389241

6260966

6446957

Units

56104445

56100250

56033231

60464780

62476152

Ration permits

17429

17358

17338

44320

15878

No. of FCI Depot

20

22

23

23

22

No. of whole sale shops

(a) KSCSC

10

10

10

10

9

(b) Co-operative

41

39

38

42

38

(b) Private

298

294

287

259

260

Number of Retail shops

(a) Co-operative

1024

986

958

828

697

(b) Private

13253

13247

13212

13249

13441

16.2 District wise distribution of Ration population, Units and Ration cards
2001to 2004

District

Ration population

No of Ration units

No of Ration cards

Adults

Children

Total

Thiruvananthapuram

2684536

525837

3210373

5894909

735021

Kollam

2132224

415211

2547435

4679659

566119

Pathanamthitta

1074468

198534

1273002

2347470

282097

Alappuzha

1761069

332363

2093432

3854501

467611

Kottayam

1586556

289743

1876299

3462855

413326

Idukki

1016516

195750

1212266

2228782

249811

Eranakulam

2471262

475288

2946550

5417812

643761

Thrissur

2478273

503556

2981829

5460102

625144

Palakkad

2067491

493886

2561377

4628868

501405

Malappuram

2552403

697898

3250301

5802704

552121

Kozhikode

2175186

544911

2720097

4895283

528762

Wayanad

544474

129394

673868

1218342

147244

Kannur

1920911

423756

2344667

4265578

422213

Kasaragod

890303

162779

1053082

1943385

199586

State

25355672

5388906

30744578

56100250

6334221

(16.2   contd.)
2002

District

RATION POPULATION

No of Ration units

No of Ration cards

Adult

Children

Total

Thiruvananthapuram

2679610

533952

3213562

5893172

743635

Kollam

2135674

418889

2554563

4690237

571561

Pathanamthitta

1072510

198352

1270862

2343372

283840

Alappuzha

1756623

331684

2088307

3844930

471971

Kottayam

1587304

291581

1878885

3466189

415513

Idukki

1015434

196793

1212227

2227661

250726

Eranakulam

2471932

480047

2951979

5423911

649383

Thrissur

2483971

505358

2989329

5473300

627878

Palakkad

2072932

497767

2570699

4643631

505460

Malappuram

2559263

707479

3266742

5826005

559948

Kozhikode

2130551

530374

2660925

4791476

532794

Wayanad

548030

132247

680277

1228307

149310

Kannur

1908370

413285

2321655

4230025

426120

Kasaragod

893514

163987

1057501

1951015

201102

State

25315718

5401795

30717513

56033231

6389241

(16.2   contd.)
2003

District

Ration Population

No of Ration units

No of Ration cards

Adults

Children

Total

Thiruvananthapuram

2880835

514939

3395774

6276609

720263

Kollam

2240686

403186

2643872

4884558

558042

Pathanamthitta

1114373

190746

1305119

2419492

277574

Alappuzha

1824995