In a bid to improve Public Distribution System (PDS), Haryana Government has finalised System Integrater Model for automatic functioning of fair price shops in the State.
Food and Supplies Minister Karan Dev Kamboj on Friday said that, at present the system is functional at only 20 fair price shops as the essential commodities are being supplied to the consumers only after their certification by Aadhaar based Biometric System.
He said that it would be effectively implementation in the entire state by the year end.
The Minister aid that data concerning over 29.40 lakh families including those under Antyodaya Anna Yojana, Central BPl, State BPl and other primary families has been digitalised and verified. The process of de-duplication is also in process to streamline the public distribution system.
The master data concerning 9,476 fair price shops and 479 godowns has been entered and departmental portal http://haryanafood.gov.in is functional and is being updated regularly. Kamboj said that the Department is implementing the Food and Essential Commodities Assurance and Security Target (FEAST) software and Supply Chain Management for online allocation. The staff of the Department is being trained in e-PDS and FEAST software. Training is also being imparted for online allocation in the whole state and supply chain management would also be implemented, he added.
He said that to redress grievances of consumers promptly, training is also being imparted to redress online complaints.