1. Manthan Topic: Plugging Leaks
Skill set : Resolving the problem in public distribution system
Team Members:
S.Ilamparithi
M.Kasi Viswanathan
S.Prasanth papanasam
S.Kaushik
R.Barath Sriram
2. Problem statement:
Improper distribution found in public distribution
system in India
Improving reach and efficiency of the Public Distribution
System
Scope of the broad
problem :
Only 10% of poor
receive intended
benefits on the
subsidies offered by
the PDS
The PDS Corruption
estimate is around
Rs. 20747 Crores
3. Causes of the problem:
Lack of awareness among
people
Misuse of regional
political powers
forged billings in the
delivery system
Lack of knowledge about
the problem for the
distributing governance
Lack of proper plan about
this issue
Reasons for selecting a specific
cause:
The major reason that our
team as selected this problem is
because as we people from the
less financial background we
everyday face this problem in our
regional ration shops and we have
no hope that our regional political
representatives will help the
people to resolve this issue thus
we on our own found a better way
for the proper distribution!
4. Proposed Solution :
Making the database clear and visible
to the people
Making printed bills
Use of digitized LED boards in each
PDS shops
Digitization of ration cards
5. Proposed innovative solution concept:
Concept of database:
The database of the stocks must be made visible to the public
The public don’t have any idea of the stocks so they question less
the amount of stocks coming to the PDS shops must be made visible
It can either be a hard or soft copy
The stocks in the warehouse must be strictly monitored
The stocks must leave from the warehouse with prior permissions
The stocks entering and leaving the goo down must be updated daily in
a separate database
Separate website for the public distribution system must be
established
It should contains all the databases of stocks, selling, buying.
All expenditures must be made visible to the public.
Man power required: new people will be employed from I.T sectors
Financial expenses & maintenance : expenses will be less than the
method which s being followed good maintenance will be needed.
6. Problems in current database*:
Problems in current
database:
It is not clear to the
people
It is not reach every card
holder
It is not updated properly
It doesn’t have plugins
with social networking
sites
it doesn’t have comment
box, to make complaints
*is the database present in the site :www.pdsportal.nic.in
7. Concept of billing
The printed bill is the powerful evidence of any
bought commodity
Like all supermarkets and other departmental
stores the PDS stores must also have billing
system
The goods sold for each card holder must billed
So that the consumer can appeal in case of any
failure in the quantity and quality of supplied
goods
More over the billing details of each and every
good will be updated in the database
So that the accurate details about supply to
every cardholder is monitored
And there is no way of selling any goods in the
black market
Man power required: people with accounting
knowledge will be given opportunities
Financial expense & maintenance: expense will
not be high , maintenance will be needed
A MODEL OF THE BILL IS GIVEN
BELOW:
8. Concept of LED boards
Every PDS stores
must have a LED
panel board
The board must
contain all stock
detail of that store
Example structure of
the board is given
aside
Manpower required:
very less manpower
Financial expenses &
maintenance : less
expensive and much
maintenance needed
DATE COMMODITY T.QUANTITY A.QUANTITY L.QUANTITY
2-10-13 RICE
KEROSENE
SUGAR
WHEAT
DAL
800KGS
1OOltrs
250KGS
500KGS
300KGS
780KGS
95ltrs
246KGS
488KGS
295KGS
2OKGS
5KGS
4KGS
12KGS
5KGS
PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FATHER OF OUR NATION
HINT:
T.QUANTITY- Total Quantity of the commodity in the particular store
A.QUANTITY-Amount of currently available commodity in the store
L.QUANTITY-Last sold quantity of the commodity in the store
MODEL OF LED BOARD TO BE PLACED
IN FORNT OF PDS SHOPS
9. Digitized ration cards
Digitized ration cards:
The ration cards can be digitalized like
an ATM card
ADVANTAGES OF DIGITAL RATION CARD:
The digital card is compact in size
It will be colourful
The issues such as change of address
,addition of family members can be
implemented easily
The usage of ration card by every
common man can be monitored
No worry about losing or theft about
the card
The status and statement of every
purchase is regularly updated in the
created data base
THE MODEL OF THE CARD
IS GIVEN BELOW:
