5.38 Public Food Distribution System
| (000 m tons) | |||||
| Year | Rice | Wheat | Foodgrain | Share of Total | |
| Rice | Wheat | ||||
| 1980/81 | 514 | 1028 | 1542 | 33% | 67% |
| 1981/82 | 772 | 1295 | 2067 | 37% | 63% |
| 1982/83 | 496 | 1439 | 1935 | 26% | 74% |
| 1983/84 | 503 | 1548 | 2051 | 25% | 75% |
| 1984/85 | 399 | 2163 | 2562 | 16% | 84% |
| 1985/86 | 372 | 1169 | 1541 | 24% | 76% |
| 1986/87 | 495 | 1625 | 2120 | 23% | 77% |
| 1987/88 | 468 | 2035 | 2503 | 19% | 81% |
| 1988/89 | 690 | 2251 | 2941 | 23% | 77% |
| 1989/90 | 675 | 1489 | 2164 | 31% | 69% |
| 1990/91 | 971 | 1401 | 2372 | 41% | 59% |
| 1991/92 | 759 | 1586 | 2345 | 32% | 68% |
| 1992/93 | 476 | 597 | 1073 | 44% | 56% |
| 1993/94 | 350 | 948 | 1298 | 27% | 73% |
| 1994/95 | 324 | 1076 | 1400 | 23% | 77% |
| 1995/96 | 593 | 1202 | 1795 | 33% | 67% |
| 1996/97 | 739 | 653 | 1392 | 53% | 47% |
| 1997/98 | 529 | 1092 | 1621 | 33% | 67% |