Economics
In a study, it was found that in Tamil Nadu, 90 per cent of the people living in rural areas used a ration shop, whereas in West Bengal only 35 per cent of rural people did so. Where would people did better off and why?
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The people of Tamil Nadu would be better off as 90 percent of the people living in rural areas use a ration shop and able to get food grains, sugar, kerosene oil etc. from the ration shop at a price lower than the market price. Ration shops play an effective role in stabilizing the prices and making necessary goods available to poor consumers at affordable price.
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