IOT BASED RATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Abstract

By digitizing India’s largest network that is widely accessed by the people, the standard of the ration shops will be elevated and it will also create a gateway that allows for future development in the country. Due to covid situation, now people are habituated to use internet and mobile, so let us make positive use of this habit for needy people. Ration distribution system i.e. (targeted public distribution system). Under the Minimum Common Program of Government of India, the poor families in the State were provided 10 kg. of food grains at half the rate of normal rate w.e.f. 1st June, 1997. The quantum was raised to 20 kg. of food grains w.e.f. 1.4.2000. Now the quantum for BPL and APL beneficiaries has been enhanced to 35 kg. and fixed 15 Kg. respectively w.e.f.1.4.2002   National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) came into force from 1st February, 2014 in the State. As per the Act, beneficiaries are grouped into two groups. i.e. 1) Antyodaya 2) Priority House Hold. Antyodaya group beneficiaries are entitled to get 35 KG. of food grains per card per month and PHH beneficiaries are entitled to get 5 Kg. of food grains per person per month. This whole process is done manually due to which malpractices are involved in larger amount, due to which poor’s are suffered and also the Gov. This corruption and illegal practices can be abandon by terminating the classic method which involves customer to tell the person handling the ration shop outlet, the amount of the commodity he/she needs and the type too. The person working then measures the commodity and gives it to the customer. In our version of the system, we have developed an IOT based Embedded system where the consumer have to insert his aadhar card (Note: If aadhar card is linked with ration card) or Ration Card into machine and input the amount he/she requires and the system made will automatically collect that much amount in a container. It is a new concept which takes into account the various social, economic and general aspects relating to technical as well as day to day disciplines.