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Nearly 79 Crore Indians are PDS Beneficiaries; Odisha Has the Highest Coverage

· 28 August 2026 · 2 min read
Nearly 79 Crore Indians are PDS Beneficiaries; Odisha Has the Highest Coverage

Factly has reported a new India-focused explainers development: “Nearly 79 Crore Indians are PDS Beneficiaries; Odisha Has the Highest Coverage.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: TL;DR India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) had 78.86 crore registered beneficiaries in 2026, up from 77.90 crore in 2022 but down from a 2023 peak of 79.96 crore, according to data from the Department of Food and Public Distribution. Coverage varies widely by state, from about 15.1% of the

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