Parsanjeet KourAIR 11 · CSE 2022 · 214 wordsTheir whole copy
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Public distribution system (PDS) was started in 1960s to give affordable, quality grains to people to address the concern of poverty and hunger. It is step to address UNSDG 01, 02.
Very recently, PDS has been digitalised and this enable swift countrywide access to ration. But still several challenges remain.
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→ Problem of accessibility of fast internet especially in rural areas. → Lack of authentication due to mismatch of fingerprints especially in manual workers led to deprivation of ration. → Technical knowledge lacunae to distribution agents → Concern of fake accounts, duplicacy etc still remains. → Grain theft during transportation and storage still persistant. → Man power shortage in India.
To address these concerns, following suggestions are there.
→ Accessibility can be addressed by promotion of programmes like Cybergram, wifi hotspots etc → Fingerprint mismatch may be overcomed by using Iris scans or facial recognition as a substitute → Technological drive like Digisaksham yojana to create digitally equipped manpower. → Technological awareness to distributers by organizing literacy drives. → Concern of fake accounts to be addressed by Aadhar authentication of all beneficiaries. → Checking grain theft through use of GPS technology.
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PDS is a way to realize right to food under article 21 and above suggestions may be supplemented with Shanta Kumar committee recommendations.
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