1. Manthan Topic :
Plugging the Leaks: Improving
reach and efficiency of the Public
Distribution System
By
Rashmi Ranjan Behera
Rajaranjan Senapati
Nibedit Nahak
Sambeet Samantaray
Nishit Nishikant

2. AdministrationGodowns
Fair Price
Shops
(FPS)
Scope of the broad problem
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3. • Differences in no. of allotments
between the Central & State Govt.
leading to a mismatch
• Existence of “Ghost Ration Cards”
by Fake & Fictitious Names
• Over sighting a large no. of families
under the BPL
In Shortlisting
the Deserving
Beneficiaries
• Transparency and functioning of
PDS
• Improper monitoring of the
concerned officials
Administration
Causes of the problem
Distribution • Diversion due to transportation
• Improper functioning of the FPS
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4. Reasons for selecting a specific cause(s)
The first step in
PDS for estimatin
the number of th
underprivileged
people
In Shortlisting the
Deserving
Beneficiaries
The main and
chief channel
of monitoring
and bringing
the facility to
the the
righteous
people
Administration
The last step of
the PDS that
accounts the
reaching the
facility to the
hands of people
Distribution
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5. Appointing intellects for proper estimation of different factors
such as low rate of economic development, inflation, recession,
shortage of capital, price-hikes and other economic factors such
as urban bias & advisors for coping up with them.
Proposed Solutions
Computerizing operations and info via web & SMS
Giving feedbacks or lodging complaints by using a TOLL FREE No
Proper monitoring of officials appointed at FPS
Use of biometric Identification

6. Merits of Proposed Solutions
• Creating a transparency in operations thus
providing a proper check to corruption.
• Providing a convenient and effortless way of
giving feedbacks
• Proper monitoring of processes giving a
further check to corruption
• Biometric Identification provides an upper
hand with respect to the conventional ways
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7. Implementation
• From Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution, we may get the proper
human resource and financial help for the
computerized program, biometric Id checking,
analysis-cum-proper steps taken for the
lodged complaints with all the database in a
proper website for concerned consumers.
• For proper monitoring of the officials, the
same should be done within each level of the
s system. 7

8. Impact of the Solution
 The timed and transparent data in between
the beneficiaries and the Govt. will be
maintained with a much easier and
convenient way.
 The price of the basic commodities won’t
be hiked due to the proper supply of those
stuffs by a well regulated and monitored
PDS.
 The Govt. official will be responsible for any
discrepancy in the distribution at the FPS.
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9. • Security of the
commodities at the
godowns.
• Illegal sale of the
commodities by the
FPS dealer.
• Misuse of TOLL FREE
No.
• Proper security to the stuffs
at the godowns by the
respective Home Dept.
officials of the area.
• Proper verification of the
consumers’ database of
receiving the stuffs in the
Govt. official level and
matching it with to the FPS
dealer’s record.
• Proper and timely
investigation at the root
level of the complaints/
feedbacks.
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10. Appendix
• Performance Evaluation of Targeted Public
Distribution System (TPDS) (Planning Commission
2005)
• Wadhwa Committee Report on Public Distribution
System in India
• UID and PDS System report
• Presentation by Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer
Affairs Dept. , Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar: “Smart
PDS- A complete e-Governance Solution for Gujarat
State Public Distribution System
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