Maha govt clubs survey for ration, UID cards
Written by UID Card India on August 21st, 2010 in UID cards.
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The Maharashtra Government today said that it will conduct a combined data collection survey for the unique national identity and biometric ration cards to save time and duplication. “Both the projects are expected to commence in early November and State authorities are floating district wise tenders to carry out the giant task,” Maharashtra Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Anil Deshmukh told reporters here. “The State government is utilising the opportunity for the identity cards survey and is clubbing it to save time and duplication. About 2.5 crore PDS cards through biometric system are required and thus a total of eight-crore population out of the State’s 11 crore would be covered in one stroke,” he added. Records of people, along with their palm impression, would be thus available, he added. The Minister said that PDS system in the state was being computerised to avoid illegal and bogus claims and fraud in distribution of ration. A ration shop will be connected online connected to Mantralaya via tahsil office and collectorate which will reflect the actual stock position on a daily basis, he said. Maharashtra will be the first state to introduce biometric system, Deshmukh claimed.
Need Major Changes in PDS System In India
Now Govt. should bring changes in PDS system in India. We all know that only powerful people are availing all the benefits of PDS system and subsidy. There is lots of persons who are paying income tax and getting BPL facility and using Ration Cards. We should use UID to divert subsidy in actual beneficiary at his/her UID account so that he can buy grain, rice and sugar from other departmental stores. The subsidy (It is will be in point) will directly deduct from his/her account according to his/her family unit and he/She can’t convert this subsidy into money. Through this channel the BPL holder will get lots of benefits like, No need to go @ Fair Price Shop during working Day, Any time shop from any departmental store, No need to setup fair price shop, It saves transportation cost & Manpower, No need to store buffer stock, Actual person will get benefit, No black marketing and lots of other benefit