ENLIGHTENED MINDS_Inspiring Excellence

Maratha Administration The Asthapradhan Peshwa or the Chief Minister - He looked after general administration. Amatya or Majumdar - Accountant general, he later became revenue and finance minister. Sachiv or Surunavis - Also called Chitnis; he looked after the Royal correspondence. Sumant or Dabir - Foreign affairs and the master of Royal ceremonies. Senapati or Sari-i-Naubat - Military commander. He looked after the recruitment, training and discipline of army. Mantri or WaqiaNavis -Personal safety of the king, he looked after the intelligence, post and household affairs. Nyayadhish- Administration of Justice Punditrao - Looking after charitable and religious affairs of the state. He worked for the moral upliftment of the people. Central Administration It was founded by Shivaji for the sound system of administration which was greatly inspired from the Deccan style of administration. Most of the administrative reforms were inspired from Malik Amber reforms

                  Targeted Public distribution system (PDS)   The  Targeted Public distribution system (PDS) is an Indian  food Security System  established  under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution. In June, 1997, the Government of India launched the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) with a focus on the poor. Under TPDS, beneficiaries were divided into two categories: Households below the poverty line or BPL; and Households above the poverty line or APL. In order to make TPDS more focused and targeted towards this category of population, the "Antyodaya Anna Yojana” (AAY) was launched in December, 2000 for one crore poorest of the poor families.  National Food Security Act, 2013  relies largely on the existing TPDS to deliver food grains as legal entitlements to poor households. This marks a shift by making the right to food a justiciable right.