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Smart Rationing System Using ARM 7 International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) ISSN: 2278-0181 Vol. 2 Issue 10, October - 2013 Smart Rationing System Using ARM 7 A.N.Madur1, P.N.Matte2 1G.H.Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, Chas, Ahmednagar, India. 2 Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Abstract designated BPL households. It has also been Today‟s public distribution involves recommended that when a cash transfer is made, it corruption & leakage of goods. Because of this, should be to a bank account in the name of the the food article doesn‟t reach to poor people oldest women member of the household. A completely.It happens because the PDS system is significant part of the challenges in the PDS system manual. Actual quality food doesn‟t reach to emanates from Bogus (ration cards belonging to people, even they didn‟t know quantity of food fictitious families) and Shadow (genuine ration assign to them by government. In this paper we cards used by someone else) ration cards in the propose to replace manual PDS with smart PDS at system. If the bogus cards can be substantially ration shop. The apparatus we are designing is cost weeded out and a mechanism put in place to effective and can prove helpful to Govt. of India‟s positively confirm and track the individual PDS System and to various other disciplines. In beneficiary off take on a monthly basis, the terms of feasibility it is a vast concept and an problems relating to PDS leakages, Transparency interesting task to perform and totally feasible in all and Transportation aspects technical as well as other. Automation in would get resolved, as leakage would become more the distribution field allows utilities to implement difficult to hide.[8] flexible control of distribution systems, which can be used to enhance efficiency, reliability, and 2.2 UID & PDS System: quality of service. After digitization of requisite information, Keywords- ARM7, GSM, RFID, PDS. enrolment of the individuals is carried out as per the UID requirements. The digitized database will 1. INTRODUCTION contain ten finger biometrics and photographs of all IJERTIJERTfamily members. This enrolled data would be sent Computerization of PDS means smart PDS, would to the UIDAI (Unique Identity Authority of India) be taken up as a Mission Mode Project (MMP) for de-duplication and issuable of a UID, which under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) will be printed on the ration card for each member (July 2007).In this paper to minimize drawback of of the family. Appropriate action can be taken TPDS ,it is replaced with smart PDS ie automation against families that have a resident who has of PDS done. The word Automation means doing appeared in another ration card. Reasons for family the particular task automatically in a sequence with members do are not enrolled has to be determined faster operation rate. This requires the use of followed by appropriate action. The inclusion of all microprocessor together with communication families in the beneficiary database is important for network and some relevant software programming. an effective elimination of Shadow and Bogus Application of automation in distribution system cards. A strategy to issue APL cards by linking it to level can be define as automatically monitoring, other forms of benefits including LPG needs to be protecting and controlling operations through adopted to make the beneficiary database intelligent electronic devices. The advantages of comprehensive. To support enrolment into the UID automation application at distribution level are database, the central government will mandate that distribution automation enhances the efficiency and the UID numbers of each family member should be productivity of a utility, and also provides quality recorded in the ration card and the database should and reliable supply to the consumers. be made available. The UID program will create a database of all unique residents in the country. The 2. LITERATURE SURVEY PDS system currently serves the largest number of residents in India and efforts are underway to improve the efficiency of the system. 2.1 IT based solution approach for PDS: The benefits of UIDAI system are improved The State Government can provide the grain coverage & data updating. The UID program ,the through PDS at the notified subsidized price or benefits consists are Better Identification, off take provide cash transfers of the subsidy amount to Authentication, Legislative Support, Technology IJERTV2IS101106 www.ijert.org 3611 International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) ISSN: 2278-0181 Vol. 2 Issue 10, October - 2013 Support, Duplicate and Ghost Detection, Domestic (5) The scope for corruption and fraud is LPG Linkage, Support for PDS reform.[8] diminished, 2.3 Distribution system automation: (6) Operational costs are slashed, The word Automation means doing the particular (7) No poverty lines task automatically in a sequence with faster (8) No central caps are required operation rate. The benefits of distribution (9) Objections from the one-third of households left automation system implementation can be out classified in three major areas are as follows: would probably be muted as they may prefer not to Operational & Maintenance benefits be brandished as poor, and 1. Improved reliability by reducing outage duration (10)The overall budget can be held at the level of using auto restoration scheme the present TPDS. 2. Reduced man hour and man power The most frequent argument against a CT 3. Accurate and useful planning and operational scheme was, argued that in order to receive a data information transfer, households need not only a unique 5. Better fault detection and diagnostic analysis digitised identity card, but also a bank or a post 6. Better management of system and component office account, which about half the rural loading population in India lacks, according to the National Financial benefits Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 1. Increased revenue due to quick restoration (NABARD). However, such accounts are no longer 2. Improved utilization of system capacity necessary for being able to receive cash. 3. Customer retention for improved quality of 2.5 Strengthening of PDS and Capacity supply Building Customer related benefits This Scheme has three components:- 1. Better service reliability (a) Curbing leakages/diversion of Food grains 2. Reduce interruption cost for meant for TPDS by use of new technologies. Industrial/Commercial customers (b) Generating awareness amongst TPDS 3. Better quality of supply.[7]. beneficiaries about their entitlement and redress mechanism. 2.4 Replacing PDS with cash transfer: (c) Capacity building That the average poor household holding a (c i) PDS-Evaluation, Monitoring & Research BPL or AAY ration card purchases less than half (c ii) PDS-Training the TPDS grains allowed indicates serious The Department of Food & Public Distribution is dysfunctions in the system. One would expect that operating the following eight Central Sector Plan few households eligible for a cash transfer wouldIJERT IJERTSchemes and four IEBR Schemes including new abstain from collecting money. Thus, the schemes introduced in11th Five Year Plan (2007- underutilisation problem would be resolved. As is 12). the case now, many ration cardholders only have I. Central sector schemes: access to one FPS and therefore little ability to (1) Construction of Godowns and Railway Sidings avoid cheating and bad service. With cash, they in the country including North Eastern Region & would be able to choose freely, not only which Sikkim by Food Corporation of India/State Govts. shop to buy grain from, but also the quality and (2) Integrated Information System for Food grains variety of their preference. Cash transfers will also Management (IISFM) give households more flexibility to buy food items (3) Computerisation of Public Distribution System other than rice and wheat, which may encourage (PDS) Operations more balanced and nutritious diets. Perhaps most (4) Strengthening of Public Distribution System importantly, migrant workers, who are presently and Capacity Building: not allowed to use ration cards outside their place (5) National Sugar Institute, Kanpur of residence, would be able to withdraw cash (6) Consultancies, Training and Research anywhere [1]. (7) Warehousing Development & Regulatory The Case for Cash Transfers: The main Authority advantages with the differentiated CT scheme (8) Village Grain Bank Scheme suggested here are that II. Internal and extra budgetary resources (1) about two-thirds of all households can be (i.e.b.r.)schemes: covered, (i) Construction of Godowns by CWC (2) the transfers to the poorest are huge compared (ii) Purchase of Railway Wagons to the actual transfers embedded in the TPDS, (iii) Investment in Rail side Warehouses through (3) The impact on income distribution is subsidiary „CRWC‟ Ltd. progressive, (iv) Contribution to the Share Capital of the State (4) The risk of large exclusion errors is eliminated, warehousing Corporations[2] IJERTV2IS101106 www.ijert.org 3612 International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) ISSN: 2278-0181 Vol. 2 Issue 10, October - 2013 2.6 Web enabled ration distribution system: viii) Hijacking of ration cards To overcome one of the corruption problem ix) Poor quality of supplies involve in ration distribution system through x) More than the prescribed rates are charged Hooper valve to control openings of ration outlet xi) Ration shop do not open every day, nor do etc. no involvement of any person directly with they keep regular hours. Even on the days that the distribution system, also whether kerosene shop is open, ration card holders stand in long disposition is also sensed at web site using queues. proximity sensor through web giving a clear idea xii) FPS dealer may declare “No Stock “even when about delivery of it.[3] sufficient stock is available. 2.7 Bar-coded ration cards: xiii) Due to the human operations the working Issue of new BARCODED RATION hours of the ration shops are restricted; so that the CARDS having 2D barcode on it.
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