In the Fourth Five Year Plan, the scope of the PDS was further widened by covering all rural areas in the country and distribution of other goods of mass focused on the poor. The Sixth Five Year Plan emphasised the distribution of food grains to the disadvantaged groups. In the Seven Five Year Plan, the PDS was included in the Minimum Needs Programme (MNP). The Eight Five Year Plan laid emphasis of the intensification of the PDS in the rural and disadvantaged areas, and strengthened the infrastructure by establishing new fair price shops. The Ninth Five Year Plan took an broader view of the food security system and included nutritional security in it. The system was continued in the Tenth Five Year Plan and will continue in the Eleventh Five Year Plan also. A provision of Rs 32,667 crore was made for ensuring food security under the PDS.