Public Distribution System

Cost-effective, fast and targeted delivery of food grains

Public Distribution System (PDS) has evolved as a system of management of scarcity through distribution of food grains at affordable prices. Over the years, PDS has become an important part of Government’s Policy for management of food economy in the country.

It is additional in nature and is not intended to make available the entire requirement of any of the commodities distributed under it to a household or a section of the society. PDS is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State Governments. The Central Government, through Food Corporation of India (FCI), has assumed the responsibility for procurement, storage, transportation and bulk allocation of food grains to the State Governments. The operational responsibility including allocation within State, identification of eligible families, issue of Ration Cards and supervision of the functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) etc., rest with the State Governments. Under the PDS, presently the commodities like wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene are being allocated to the States /UTs for distribution. Some States/ UTs also distribute additional items of mass consumption through the PDS outlets such as pulses, edible oils, iodized salt, spices, etc.

The vision of the project is to ensure Food Security for citizens of the country.

e-PDS

Electronic Public Distribution System

• Aadhaar Compliance – Leveraging Aadhaar infrastructure to authenticate the intended beneficiaries and elimination of bogus ration cards.
• State Portability – Flexibility for citizens to lift food grains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) in the State.
• National Portability – Implementation in progress across the states with the introduction of Integrated Management of Public Distribution System (IM-PDS) and National level de-duplication.
• Digital Payment – The beneficiary has the option to make digital payments while purchasing food grains from FPS.

Project Components

• Ration card Digitisation
• Ration Card Management
• Fps Licensing & Godown Profiling
• Allocation System
• Supply Chain Management
• FPS Automation
• Public Grievance Redressal
• NFSA Dashboard
• Online Support System

For more information, please visit : https://dfpd.gov.in/