TEAM DETAILS :HARSH VERMA(Team head)

HARSHIT AGARWAL

VAIJYANT TOMAR

ASHISH PANDEY

ROHAN VERMA

Improving reach and efficiency of the

Public Distribution System

A Dream of a Healthy Nation

DIT UNIVERSITY

Overview Of PDS:

A public distribution shop also known as Fair Price Shop (FPS), part of India’sPublic Distribution System established by Government of India , is a kind of shop in India which is used to distribute rations at a subsidized price to the poor. As of date there are about 4.99 lakh Fair Price Shops (FPS) across India.oFirst introduced in 1939 in Bombay by the British Government

o All India Allocation vs. Off take Statically data

Reference: http://pdsportal.nic.in/main.aspx

Some Facts about PDS :

PRESENT FOOD CONSUMPTION IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS:

REFERENCE : makanaka.wordpress.com

Current challenges:

Burden to make

Rashan Cards.

High inclusion

errors : This leads to APL

families receiving excess.

Leakage during

Transportation.

Delay in receiving the goods.

Losses due to shortage of goods.

Unequal distribution

of ration cards

between APL and

BPL holders.

Increasing transportati

on cost.

Governments Approach: Targeted Public Distribution System

(TPDS) 19971. 10 Kg of food grains per BPL family.

2. New cards could be issued to eliminate the bogus cards.

3. Vigilance committees (VCs) should be formed at District and state levels.

4. Emphasis on creating infrastructure in difficult areas would continue to improve FDS.

Reference : http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2013/07/03/highlights-of-indias-food-security-bill/

SOLUTIONS:

The performance of TPDS can be improved if some corrective measures are taken to reduce delivery cost, bring in transparency in the delivery mechanism and make the operation of retail outlets financially viable.

Streamlining BPLIdentification

A fresh BPL identification survey through independent agencies engaged in social science are required to eliminate targeting errors.

Making deliverymechanismeffective

1)Ensure timely delivery of goods.2)Rationalize cost of handling food grains through public agencies.3)Bring transparency through E-governance.

1)Reduce additional cost by welfare gain and saving.2)Making FPSs financially viable.3)Involving PRI’s Effectively.

Due to Involvement of Panchayati Raj Institutions under the guidelines for implementations of the PDS ,the State Gov’s were urged to involve the Gram Panchayats Gram Sabah's in the identifications of eligible beneficiaries.

Additional measures

SOLUTIONS:

Computerization of PDS operations..Digitalization of ration card at National/State/District and Block levels all over the country.Biometric Ration card facilities should be provided.

Schema of ration book should be modified to Electronic Ration cards.

Reference:http://digitalknowledgecentre.in/listings/e-services-for-ration-cards/

OUR EFFECTIVE SOLUTION

Steps to be taken:

1) Design a Food Store house at Rural areas.2) Each House have Separate sections for Wheat,

rice, kerosene.3) At each Section a Biometric/Electronic device

Device is Installed to Scan the E-Ration card.4) The Food store House should have outlet from

which after scanning specific amount of food is taken out(approx. 5 kg).

5) As the food is taken out ,Remotely all the details of the family is stored in the database.

6) Every time food is taken the details should be automatically updated.

Firstly a Remote database is developed storing all details of PDS receiving people.

Reference : www.dqindia.com

AT DESTINATION

OUR EFFECTIVE SOLUTION

OUR EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONImplementing Solution

While sending PDS food from central to state to Destination

STEPS to be taken:

1) Tank/Truck/Vehicle used for transport must attach with a sensor.

2) Sensor will monitor all activity along with route and time taken to reach food at destination.

3) Transporting Vehicle should be sealed.4) If sealed is found open before destination strict

action be taken against Driver.5) In case of Accident of Transport vehicle, using

sensor all information should be investigated.6) These Remotely Designed vehicles can be

accessed remotely any time.7) If the truck found to be opened before ,it has to

send back at source again for investigation.

AT TRANSPORT

BENEFIT AFTER IMPLEMENTING PROPOSED SOLUTIONS:

AT SOURCE/STARTING AT DESTINATION TO PEOPLE

TO GOVERMENT

1) Awareness about every activity of system using remote sensor.

2) Easy maintenance.3) Easy to detect error

cause and implement solution.

4) Efficiency.

1) Getting proper sealed vehicle.

2) Security.3) Reduction in

corruption.4) Easily error

detection and correction.

1)Corruption reduction.2)Less people involvement.3)security.4)Reduction in waste of food(up to 10%).5)Saving in government fund.

1)Easy reach.2)Proper food.3)Less waste.4)No problem with local dealers .

SOLUTION BENIFIT

CONCLUSION As we see that PDS is playing very important role in

our economy and it is providing very essential andimportant items to BPL households.

Also PDS has many leakages and weakness which arecertain obstacles in the efficiency of PDS so forremoving them or for the improvement of PDSprocedural and policy reforms should be encouraged.

Banking and Information technologies have advancedrapidly and should enable governments to bringtransparency and speed in all applications withoutextra expenditure.

In addition, computerization can help in modernizingthe PDS. The introduction of smart cards andestablishment of quality control cell and trainingprogrammes of officers which are held by Govt. canimprove the storage and delivery system of PDS. Likethat we can say that with the implementation of somemeasures the PDS can give fruitful results to poorpeople and society of India.

As PDS is only meant for beneficial of people.

References :

o www.dqindia.com

ohttp://blogs.reuters.com/india/2013/07/03/highlights-of-indias-food-security-bill/

owww.nzdl.org

owww.jolkona.org

omakanaka.wordpress.com

orbi.org.in

osatark.wordpress.com

ohttp://www.personal.psu.edu/students/r/s/rsw136/CMAP/Food%20Distribution%20 Unit.html

ohttp://pdsportal.nic.in/main.aspx

ohttp://archive.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=Ws221211Improve.asp