INSTITUTION : IIT DELHI

TEAM MEMBERS :

SHUBHAM GROVER

ANKIT

UDIT AGRAWAL

ADITYA PRIYADARSHI

MEENAKSHI SARANGA

Packaging of

ration and

dispatching to

respective FCI

godowns in

different states

through private

transport

Checking of

the received

stock and

delivery to

ration shops

Distribution of food

stamps followed by

the corresponding

dispatch of ration to

identified families

Black

marketing,

large scale

diversion and

corruption

PROBLEMS WITH

EXISTING MODEL

Food adulteration

and no quality

check is ensured

Black

marketing,

large scale

diversion and

corruption

High storage

and

transportation

losses

Improper

identification

of BPL

families and

use of ghost

cards

Procurement of

ration through

private mills

based on treaty

with the

government and

FCI

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The adjoining picture depicts:

1. Corruption involved in PDS.

2. Loss of foodgrain as a result

of poor management.

3. Union Ministers discussing on

improving PDS.

4. People getting ration

through fair price shops.

5. Different people managing

and involved in the PDS

system.

6. The food security bill to

counter hunger.

7. Poor kid having meal to

satisfy his hunger.

Procurement

through

agencies of FCI

from farmers

and factories.

Transportation:

1)Using trains

Indian railways

2)Using trucks

(preferably with

gps)

Private tenders

Distribution in

villages and

towns through

Ration shops

Weighing and

scanning of

barcodes at

godowns

Supervising

officers

Quality checking

and packaging

with barcodes

Private

industries

Dispatching to ration

shops for storage

until the ration gets

distributed.

PACKAGING:

Tenders to be given to

private enterprises

1)For packaging.

2)For bar code inscription.

BARCODE READING SYSTEM:

1)No smuggling

2)Ensuring only sufficient

amount of foodgrains per UID

for family members.

3)Eliminates ghost cards by

involving UID and frequent

surveys to check.

IMPLEMENTATION

TWO STAGE BAR CODE USE:

1)Larger packet containing

smaller packets each with a

unique series of barcode.

2)Larger ones for transport and

movement.

3)Small ones for final stage

distribution.

4)Packages are finally opened at

ration shops so that no theft

takes place in between

STORE RATION IN GODOWNS AND

REFRIGERATION:

1).Checks wastage.

2).Ensures maintenance of

quailty.

DATA MANAGEMENT

AND UID

• .

• Database is

maintained for

all bar-coded

packages

leaving FCI

packaging and

procuring

unit.

• The whole lot

is weighed at

each

transportation

and storage

place and the

data of its

reception is

updated.

•At the consumer

level, ration with

particular barcode

is associated with

the UID and the

information

provided by the

beneficiary which

is later on verified

by the surveying

department.

BAR CODE SYSTEM

The primary pillar of the proposed

solution .

Like the system adopted in banks and

postal service, each packet will have a

unique barcode.

The barcode forms the basis for the

information fed into the system.

This barcode will help in keeping track of

the packet, whether it reached a

particular centre or not after being

dispatched from the previous unit.

This will help in checking

leakages at any stage.

If the packet lies in the godown

for long time then the authorities

will get to know to use it at other

place before it rots.

At ration shops, in the account

database of the beneficiary the

packet barcode allocated to him

will be associated with his UID and

other proofs.

Level 1 (Large packets)

Sealed and should have individual barcodes.

Say 1 quintal weight.

Contains smaller SEALED packets with individual barcodes.

Not opened in whole of the transportation from the Dispatch Point to the Ration Shops.

Transporter holds the accountability till it reaches the shop manager.

Opened only at the ration shops by the shop manager.

. The barcode of large packet contains barcodes (and hence all the information ) of the contained smaller packets.

Essential for easy logistics and better handling.

Transporter will thus find it hard to black-market it due to the accountability.

Problem of black-marketing by transporters is thus solved.

Level 2 (Small packets)

Also sealed and have individual barcodes.

Say 5-20 kg weight.

Facilitates the distribution

Not opened whatsoever and sold as it is to the customer without any tempering.

When being sold Customer's UID being fed into the system with corresponding barcode of the small packet.

Since all the incoming and outgoing goods are fed into the system , it becomes very easy to catch the irregularities by the use of computer programs.

Problem of exchange with inferior goods are goods being black marketed by shop managers is solved.

Packaging

Since leakage is curbed and packet code is being linked to a particular beneficiary, so there will be full

information about how much is being given to whom.

Their will be a department to overlook the entire working mechanism so as to check for the maintainence

of the quality, the standards of the storage godowns , the well being of the computers as well as barcode

reading machines.

The system will stay in place for long as it is foolproof and chances of leakage are near to impossible

The packaging units will be located near or in the state of production and will cover areas near to it.

CHALLENGES MITIGATION

Lack of awareness in backward areas Banners, posters, wall paintings and

vocal advertisement in each of such area

will mitigate this factor to a large

extent.

UID cards not generated for all

Till this system is implemented fast track

processing of UID should be done. People

can be encouraged to apply for their UID

.

Theft of good quality grains

Since each packet has been marked

with a unique barcode and its

information about location after

unloading from each place is fed

into the central online system.

There can be no chance that the

graing packet is stolen and if it

happens then people responsible for

it are known and can be punished.

CHALLENGES AND

MITIGATION FACTORS

CHALLENGES MITIGATION FACTORS

Corruption in government works Online database to check and verify

the food product at every stage.

Money investment in implementing

new barcode system

The money saved from wastage of

grains and eliminating bogus

beneficiaries will provide an alternate

pathway for funding.

Bogus beneficiary A special surveying team will check

from time to time the living conditions

of the beneficiaries and verify the data

provided by their UID, Ration and BPL

cards.

REFERENCES

•http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/indiaatlse/2012/10/12/indias-public-distribution-system-replace-or-reform/ --

LINK SHOWING PDS REFORMS

•http://www.narendramodi.in/gujarats-noteworthy-reforms-in-public-distribution-system/ --

IMPROVEMENTS IN GUJARAT

•http://www.halfmantr.com/display-national-issues/960-food-security-and-public-distribution-

system -- LIST OF PROBLEMS AND THEIR MAJOR SOLUTIONS FOR PDS

•http://www.quora.com/India/How-effective-has-the-Public-Distribution-System-PDS-been-in-

India-in-realising-its-objectives --

•http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/stdy_pds.pdf -- BASIC INFORMATION

ABOUT PDS AND HOW IT IS IMPLEMENTED

•http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/indiaatlse/2012/10/12/indias-public-distribution-system-replace-or-reform/ --

•http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Food%20Security/Justice%20Wadhwa%20Committee%20

Report%20on%20PDS.pdf

•http://www.fao.org/docrep/x0172e/x0172e06.htm

•http://www.wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1997/11/01/000009265_397

1229180939/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdf