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e-PDS (electronic Public Distribution System)

RAJASTHAN

Beneficiary Oriented Solution - State

Published By: SeMT

Public Distribution System (PDS) is an Indian food security scheme wherein the poor are provided subsidized food items through a network of fair price shops. A handheld device (POS) was installed at each shop and the Aadhaar and Jan Aadhaar platforms were leveraged to verify each beneficiary through Biometrics/ Iris/ OTP to ensure that the benefits reach the right beneficiary at the right time.

Project Details

Brief Background

The State government started this project in year 2015 to alleviate the following issues being faced in traditional Public Distribution System:
 
1. Problems in identifying the target population: Bogus ration cards created in fictitious names lead to high leakage fromthe system.
2. Leakages from FPS: Recording more than what is actually disbursed to the beneficiaries.
3. Leakage from beneficiaries: Obtaining multiple cards using different names and addresses or splitting families into more artificial units to obtain more entitlements.
4. Lack of information to beneficiaries: Beneficiaries were not informed about the arrival of food grains and disbursement.
 
Keeping these points in mind, an end to end system was designed to ensure automated allotment, distribution and reporting of benefits.

Objective

1. On time communication to beneficiary
2. To create transparency and accountability in reporting
3. Stop diversion of commodities
4. Reduce bogus & duplicate cards
5. Right benefit should reach to right beneficiary

Benefits

1. Enhanced transparency, accountability and real-time reporting.
2. Improved efficiency and productivity. 
3. Benefits to right beneficiary at the right time.
4. Real-time updates and notifications. 

Implementation Methodology

1. The project was designed for providing the benefits through identification/ validation of the beneficiary through his/her biometrics available at CIDR (UIDAI).
2. Light weight Handheld Point of Sale (PoS) devices were provided to the fair price shop owners which use GPRS connectivity to connect to PDS/ UIDAI servers. 
3. Each Ration Card was mapped to Aadhaar numbers and subsequently with Jan Aadhaar Id and during issuance of Ration, these PoS devices authenticates the biometrics of the beneficiary. The authentication mechanisms include fingerprints, Iris and OTP.
4. Communication through SMS is also sent to beneficiaries.

Implementing Agency Details

Name of implement agency

RISL, Jaipur

Name of Representative of Agency

Sh. Pawan Kumar Jangid, Additional Director(OIC)

Representative Agency Email

pkjangid.doit@rajasthan.gov.in

Representative Agency Phone / Mobile

9462778507

Availability of application for implementation in Other States

(Details on how this application can be made available to other State)

No

Technology Details

  • Front-end
  • Backend
  • Middleware
  • Analytics details
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Hosting Sizing Details
  • Availability on Mobile

Java, Highcharts, Jasper Reports

Oracle

N/A

SQL Query based

N/A

On-premise (IBM Websphere PureApp)

N/A

GitHub / OpenForge Link

Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Additional information

Additional details, if any

N/A

Technology Architecture

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Contact Details

Sh. Poonam Prasad Sagar, Additional Food Commissioner, Food & Civil Supplies Department, Jaipur, Rajasthan

afcfood-rj@nic.in

9829061670