1. INSTITUTION : IIT DELHI
TEAM MEMBERS :
SHUBHAM GROVER
ANKIT
UDIT AGRAWAL
ADITYA PRIYADARSHI
MEENAKSHI SARANGA

2. Packaging of
ration and
dispatching to
respective FCI
godowns in
different states
through private
transport
Checking of
the received
stock and
delivery to
ration shops
Distribution of food
stamps followed by
the corresponding
dispatch of ration to
identified families
Black
marketing,
large scale
diversion and
corruption
PROBLEMS WITH
EXISTING MODEL
Food adulteration
and no quality
check is ensured
Black
marketing,
large scale
diversion and
corruption
High storage
and
transportation
losses
Improper
identification
of BPL
families and
use of ghost
cards
Procurement of
ration through
private mills
based on treaty
with the
government and
FCI

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The adjoining picture depicts:
1. Corruption involved in PDS.
2. Loss of foodgrain as a result
of poor management.
3. Union Ministers discussing on
improving PDS.
4. People getting ration
through fair price shops.
5. Different people managing
and involved in the PDS
system.
6. The food security bill to
counter hunger.
7. Poor kid having meal to
satisfy his hunger.

4. Procurement
through
agencies of FCI
from farmers
and factories.
Transportation:
1)Using trains
Indian railways
2)Using trucks
(preferably with
gps)
Private tenders
Distribution in
villages and
towns through
Ration shops
Weighing and
scanning of
barcodes at
godowns
Supervising
officers
Quality checking
and packaging
with barcodes
Private
industries
Dispatching to ration
shops for storage
until the ration gets
distributed.

5. PACKAGING:
Tenders to be given to
private enterprises
1)For packaging.
2)For bar code inscription.
BARCODE READING SYSTEM:
1)No smuggling
2)Ensuring only sufficient
amount of foodgrains per UID
for family members.
3)Eliminates ghost cards by
involving UID and frequent
surveys to check.
IMPLEMENTATION
TWO STAGE BAR CODE USE:
1)Larger packet containing
smaller packets each with a
unique series of barcode.
2)Larger ones for transport and
movement.
3)Small ones for final stage
distribution.
4)Packages are finally opened at
ration shops so that no theft
takes place in between
STORE RATION IN GODOWNS AND
REFRIGERATION:
1).Checks wastage.
2).Ensures maintenance of
quailty.

6. DATA MANAGEMENT
AND UID
• .
• Database is
maintained for
all bar-coded
packages
leaving FCI
packaging and
procuring
unit.
• The whole lot
is weighed at
each
transportation
and storage
place and the
data of its
reception is
updated.
•At the consumer
level, ration with
particular barcode
is associated with
the UID and the
information
provided by the
beneficiary which
is later on verified
by the surveying
department.

7. BAR CODE SYSTEM
The primary pillar of the proposed
solution .
Like the system adopted in banks and
postal service, each packet will have a
unique barcode.
The barcode forms the basis for the
information fed into the system.
This barcode will help in keeping track of
the packet, whether it reached a
particular centre or not after being
dispatched from the previous unit.
This will help in checking
leakages at any stage.
If the packet lies in the godown
for long time then the authorities
will get to know to use it at other
place before it rots.
At ration shops, in the account
database of the beneficiary the
packet barcode allocated to him
will be associated with his UID and
other proofs.

8. Level 1 (Large packets)
 Sealed and should have individual barcodes.
 Say 1 quintal weight.
 Contains smaller SEALED packets with individual
barcodes.
 Not opened in whole of the transportation from the
Dispatch Point to the Ration Shops.
 Transporter holds the accountability till it reaches
the shop manager.
 Opened only at the ration shops by the shop
manager.
 . The barcode of large packet contains barcodes
(and hence all the information ) of the contained
smaller packets.
 Essential for easy logistics and better handling.
 Transporter will thus find it hard to black-market it
due to the accountability.
 Problem of black-marketing by transporters is thus
solved.
Level 2 (Small packets)
 Also sealed and have individual barcodes.
 Say 5-20 kg weight.
 Facilitates the distribution
 Not opened whatsoever and sold as it is to the
customer without any tempering.
 When being sold Customer's UID being fed into
the system with corresponding barcode of the
small packet.
 Since all the incoming and outgoing goods are
fed into the system , it becomes very easy to
catch the irregularities by the use of computer
programs.
 Problem of exchange with inferior goods are
goods being black marketed by shop managers is
solved.
Packaging

9. Since leakage is curbed and packet code is being linked to a particular beneficiary, so there will be full
information about how much is being given to whom.
Their will be a department to overlook the entire working mechanism so as to check for the maintainence
of the quality, the standards of the storage godowns , the well being of the computers as well as barcode
reading machines.
The system will stay in place for long as it is foolproof and chances of leakage are near to impossible
The packaging units will be located near or in the state of production and will cover areas near to it.

10. CHALLENGES MITIGATION
Lack of awareness in backward areas Banners, posters, wall paintings and
vocal advertisement in each of such area
will mitigate this factor to a large
extent.
UID cards not generated for all Till this system is implemented fast track
processing of UID should be done. People
can be encouraged to apply for their UID
.
Theft of good quality grains Since each packet has been marked
with a unique barcode and its
information about location after
unloading from each place is fed
into the central online system.
There can be no chance that the
graing packet is stolen and if it
happens then people responsible for
it are known and can be punished.
CHALLENGES AND
MITIGATION FACTORS

11. CHALLENGES MITIGATION FACTORS
Corruption in government works Online database to check and verify
the food product at every stage.
Money investment in implementing
new barcode system
The money saved from wastage of
grains and eliminating bogus
beneficiaries will provide an alternate
pathway for funding.
Bogus beneficiary A special surveying team will check
from time to time the living conditions
of the beneficiaries and verify the data
provided by their UID, Ration and BPL
cards.

12. REFERENCES
•http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/indiaatlse/2012/10/12/indias-public-distribution-system-replace-or-reform/ --
LINK SHOWING PDS REFORMS
•http://www.narendramodi.in/gujarats-noteworthy-reforms-in-public-distribution-system/ --
IMPROVEMENTS IN GUJARAT
•http://www.halfmantr.com/display-national-issues/960-food-security-and-public-distribution-
system -- LIST OF PROBLEMS AND THEIR MAJOR SOLUTIONS FOR PDS
•http://www.quora.com/India/How-effective-has-the-Public-Distribution-System-PDS-been-in-
India-in-realising-its-objectives --
•http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/stdy_pds.pdf -- BASIC INFORMATION
ABOUT PDS AND HOW IT IS IMPLEMENTED
•http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/indiaatlse/2012/10/12/indias-public-distribution-system-replace-or-reform/ --
•http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Food%20Security/Justice%20Wadhwa%20Committee%20
Report%20on%20PDS.pdf
•http://www.fao.org/docrep/x0172e/x0172e06.htm
•http://www.wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1997/11/01/000009265_397
1229180939/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdf