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Team Details:
Concerned issues A Brief Overview With Solution
PDS Accounts For 2.4% Of National GDP And Works with a network of
0.46 million FPS distributing SFA’s among 222.20 million families..
57% of the PDS food grain does not reach the intended people (UIDAI, 2009)
For every ₹4 spent on PDS, only ₹1 reaches the poor
76% of population had nutrition consumption below the norm of 2400 calorie
All is not well in PDS Main Reasons For Vanity Of PDS.. • Approx 20746 Crores₹ Loss In PDS in Corruption Presumptions: Corruption,Bribe and Loose System
Viability Of FPS • Only 39 % Of FPS Make Positive Net Income Over
Reccuring Cost Presumptions: a) Strength Of Ration Card Of FPS b) Door Delievry and Rentals c) Margins and turnovers d) Ignorance of consumer interest by supplier
Consumer Offtake And Its Determinance Causes: a) Lack Of Awareness b)Problem In Delievery Mechanism c)No Public Access for Complain d) Offtake By APL Is Negligible
Leakage and Diversion
36.38% Leakage And 21.4% Diversion To Unintended Beneficiaries
Causes:a)Inclusion And Exclusion
Errors b)Approximately 16% Ghost
Cards c)Improper BPL Identfication
Survey
Storage And Procurement
Out Of 36million tons procurement, Offtake Is Only 5%
Causes : a) Lackadaisical Approach
of State Government b) Insufficient Godowns
For Stock
Around 23% Of All Fair Price Shops (FPS) Are Not Viable And Survive Solely Due To Leakages And Diversions. Only Around 39% Of The FPS Make Positive Net Income Over Recurring Costs.
Bogus Ration Cards Estimated To Be Around 16.7%
An Approach To Reach High Above The Standards In PDS
The National Food Security Act – “that will provide a statutory basis for a framework which assures food security for all. Every family below the poverty line in rural as well as urban areas will be entitled, by law, to 25 kilograms of rice or wheat per month at Rs.3 per kilogram.”.
How this will be
achieved?
IMPLEMENTING IDEAS
Synchronization with UIDAI , Creation of Benificiary database and IT based solution.
Systematic changes through formation of vigilance committee and effective enforcement of commodities act.
Results in
Technological Advancement
Monitoring Of Government Machinery
Technological Advancement In PDS
Fully Inclusive Enrolment Process
Enrolment of identified family member by enrolling them into UID . It should appoint multiple registrars.
One Aadhar = One Benificiary
Aadhar is a unique number and a resident can have only one number use to verify his identity.
Ration Card Registration
The resident who wants to apply can approach any government body such as Panchayat office , CSC or can register from
their own mobile phones Residents
Enrollment agencies
Registrars
UIDAI
Ration card management system, an individual benificiary system, offtake analysis system and a full featured MIS system.
Aadhar Linked Payment
State Govt. can channel subsidy to Aadhar enabled bank account and benificiary can access this accounts through Aadhar authentication.
Portal User Interface
Mobile User Interface
External API &Data Feeds
UI Forms & Reports Extensions
State specific business rules & workflow extension Engine
Database Extension
Information, Communication &Technology Infrastructure
It need to deploy all the key offices of food department .
Central data center could be collocated with the state data center and state wide area network.
Aadhar & PDS: A Synergic Partnership
Proposed IT Based Solution Approach
Identifying “Physical Theft” using GPS on trucks. Tracking their movement and Electronic Weighing bridges. Monitoring movement of food grains from FCI to Civil . Supplies Corporation using mobile phones/gadgets.
Ration Card data should be digitalized by developing a common software with the help of institutional mechanism to undertake the complex task of conceptualizing , developing and maintaining the
IT systems on a continuous basis.
Self-service inquiries through mobile phones. A toll-free contact centre for PDS enquiry. Online account status on the internet will empower
beneficiaries.
Online account status on the internet to empower beneficiaries , establishing a direct and transparent grievance redressal channel.
All FPSs with electronic billing machines .
Monitoring Of Government Machinery
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES MORE REALISTIC PDS
Clear delineation of responsibilities and functions of each
position connected with PDS; provide benchmarks
for performance levels and
introduce the concept of personal liability in
case of lapses
Identification of genuine
benificiaries by time bound door to door
drive
District-wise vigilance
committees may be constituted, vesting them
with appropriate powers,
functions and responsibilities
The Anti Hoarding Cell should be headed by an
officer holding the rank of not less than a Deputy
Commissioner of Police with a
“Special Flying Squad” also
constituted into it
Effective Enforcement Of Commodity Act
Action should be taken without loss of time to seal the FPS if found contravening statutory provisions.
A Fast Track Court should be constituted in respect of cases pertaining to violations of Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
The Police Department should be directed to exercise their powers of search and seizure without exception.
Incentive should be given to FPS dealers for selling
other commodities in conjunction with SFAs.
Accountability should be fixed for any delay in
delivery of SFAs.
Doorstep delivery will relieve the FPS owner of the burden of paying a sum of Rs. 15/- per Quintal towards transport of BPL stock which amount
automatically increases his profit.
Step Towards Success
Viability Of PDS
High level of monitoring is required for the
presence of food stamp scheme Possibilities of exclusion should be minimum as
it can cause serious nutritional risk for the deprived
Proper reimbursement system should be in place to create incentive for the Shopkeepers
SYSTEMATIC CHANGES
Current system
Proposed system
Beneficiary Identification, Inclusion/Exclusion errors
Addressing diversion during movement , lifting etc.
Confirmation of delivery in last mile Tracking movement of goods, inefficient inventory management Accountability and monitoring
FPS misbehavior-under-weighing, extra charges, poor quality, etc.
IMPACTS & REACH
TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS such as… Cyber crime , Slowed down servers, Data theft
SMS service & alerts access difficult for BPL people
Unawareness and adoption of technology will prove to be a big headache
Need of more technical skilled workers
Funding and revenue problems such as raising loans & availing grants
ADVANTAGES Better human capital, economic growth, , decrease
in poverty & hunger, social and political stability. Clear identification of benificiary , enabling
individual entitlements , exclusion of fake and duplicate Ration Cards
Addressing Diversion & Leakages Ensuring zero proxy withdrawls. Providing benificiary with portable entitlement
APPENDIX
A document that details the on boarding of registrars at UIDAI: http://uidai.gov.in
Welfare scheme: http://fciweb.nic.in/PDS/Note%20on%20PDS%20
Department of Food and Public Distribution : http://fcamin.nic.in/storage/mannual%20I.doc
JUSTICE WADHWA COMMITTEE REPORT ON PDS: Report on the State of Tamilnadu Report on the State of Gujarat Report on the State of Chhatishgarh Report on Computerization of PDS operations
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