The unique `Meri Marzi Yojna' project, which is based on biometric techniques, makes the PDS foolproof by introducing ration card portability, a first in India. This was made possible by replacing the existing ration cards with biometric ones and networking all the fair price shops (FPS) by the help of information technology.
Chhattisgarh's civil supplies principal secretary Alok Shukla explained the working of the biometric PDS .The scheme, named “Meri Marzi Yojana“, empowers the ration card holder with a choice to buy ration items from any FPS in his area. As the biometric system is in place, the availing of ration by a beneficiary will automatically get recorded on the computerized system. “More importantly, if the service at a particular shop is not satisfactory or the ration served is not up to the mark or the attitude of the dealer is rude or there is a no stock board displayed, the ration card holder can decide to go to any other shop and buy the ration.Since the shop dealer's income depends on the number of people who draw the ration from his shop, he will stand to lose if one customer decides against going to his shop, “ said Shukla.
“Another aspect of the Chhattisgarh PDS model is that if the department receives a complaint from any area regarding non availability of ration, a mobile team will rush to the spot and take the dealer to task,“ the principal secretary added. The biometric PDS's concept and software development has been designed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh's civil supplies principal secretary Alok Shukla explained the working of the biometric PDS .The scheme, named “Meri Marzi Yojana“, empowers the ration card holder with a choice to buy ration items from any FPS in his area. As the biometric system is in place, the availing of ration by a beneficiary will automatically get recorded on the computerized system. “More importantly, if the service at a particular shop is not satisfactory or the ration served is not up to the mark or the attitude of the dealer is rude or there is a no stock board displayed, the ration card holder can decide to go to any other shop and buy the ration.Since the shop dealer's income depends on the number of people who draw the ration from his shop, he will stand to lose if one customer decides against going to his shop, “ said Shukla.
“Another aspect of the Chhattisgarh PDS model is that if the department receives a complaint from any area regarding non availability of ration, a mobile team will rush to the spot and take the dealer to task,“ the principal secretary added. The biometric PDS's concept and software development has been designed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Chhattisgarh.
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