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03/03/23 10:40 AM IST

SMART-PDS

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  • SMART-PDS is a technological driven initiative and the need of hour, therefore, all states and union territories should make earnest efforts to implement it at the earliest.
Smart- PDS
  • The Department of Food and Public Distribution(DFPD) is envisaging a new and unified scheme to strengthen the PDS technology components by standardization of its operation and implementation of data driven decision making through the data analytics.
  • This scheme aims to transform the entire PDS IT ecosystem by leveraging the usage of Cloud and new age technology which shall be named as Scheme for Modernization and Reforms through Technology in Public Distribution System -SMART-PDS.
  • SMART-PDS is a system where smart ration cards are issued to beneficiaries of public distribution system, and ration is given through fair price shops on production of the smart ration card by any member of the beneficiary family.
  •  The fingerprint template of the beneficiary is recorded in these smart ration cards, which records all transactions.
  • The aim of The SMART-PDS System is to build an automatic and convenient system to protect the interests of the public by countering the malpractices.
  • The main purpose of the SMART-PDS System is to implement fingerprint matching algorithm for authentication of the user, which in turn reduces the widespread corruption, misuses of cards and to reduce the time complexity of the manual data entries.
Source- PIB

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