Effectiveness	of	Public	Distribution System	in	Jammu	&	Kashmir Ms.	Ramandeep	Kour* Abstract	: Public	Distribution	System (PDS) is a poverty alleviation	programme and contributes	towards	the	social	welfare	of	the	people.	The	study	by	focusing on the effectiveness of the PDS is of immense significance to the policy makers, Government and the Planning department by recognizing the rights of citizens and their entitlements for food grains, would suggest methods of ensuring food security especially among poor sections of the society. It identifies grey areas which would help CAPD officials to streamline the working of FPS so that distributional goals for welfare improvement are implemented and achieved. The PDS department implements the scheme of minimum support price to the producers of wheat,	paddy	and	coarse	grains	and	the	distribution	of	food	grains	from	the central pool. A close watch is kept on the stock and price levels of food grains and efforts are made to ensure their adequate availability at reasonable	prices	in	different	parts	of	the	country. Keywords:	PDS	(Public	Distribution	System),	Fair	Price	Shop,	Social Security,	Essential	Commodities