About 88.38 per cent of ration cards in Chhattisgarh have been linked with Aaadhar numbers, inform officials.
Notably, Chhattisgarh is among only six other states in the country which has its supply-chain management system under Public Distribution System (PDS) completely digitised , officials stated.
Moreover, with a view to modernising the Targetted Public Distribution System (TPDS) the Central Government has initiated a plan scheme on ‘End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations’ on cost sharing basis with the States/UTs. The scheme comprises activities, namely, digitisation of ration cards/beneficiary and other databases, computerisation of supply-chain management, setting up of transparency portals, FPS automation etc.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Government has also prepared a comprehensive action plan for ensuring total transparency in the preparation of ration cards besides evolving a mechanism for error-free identity of Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries.
Under the action plan, the mobile, bank account and Aadhar numbers of the beneficiaries are being collected.
Officials informed that data entry of details of more than 39,40,556 PDS beneficiaries have been completed out of the popular 63,51,736 beneficiaries.
Moreover, in a bid to strengthen the Public Distribution System (PDS), as many as 2653 fair price shops have been opened in the State in past 11 years including 66 new shops in 2014-15. With this the total fair price shops in the PDS system in the State has gone up to 11111.
Officials claim that Chhattisgarh is a model state in Public Distribution System (PDS), which is transparent and ration are provided on schedule.
Officials of Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Protection Department said that the State government had implemented the Public Distribution System (Control) Order on December 23, 2004 to monitor the allotments to the fair price shops and for timely lifting and distribution of ration.
Meanwhile, the State Government has allotted 21.12 lakh quintals of food grains for distribution to districts under Public Distribution System (PDS) in the month of June.
Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Protection Department has released allotment to all the 27 districts of the State.