There’s an opportunity for those who buy food grains using the ration card. This is because of the Modi administration’s expansive One Nation One Ration Card program which is now in place across the entire country. Following the online digital Point of Sale (POS) devices which are now mandatory in every shop. Most important is that now the result of this policy of the government is evident.
There’s no issue with the weighting of the ratio!
In fact, under the National Food Security Law, the government of India has made a decision to join EPOS (EPOS) devices to electronic scales in ration shops to ensure that beneficiaries receive the entire amount of grain for their food. The law has changed in the regulations.
This new ration card policy is applicable throughout the nation
All fair price shops across the country have been linked with electronic point of sale or POS machines. So, there is no room for error in the weighting of rations. To ensure that those who benefit from the Public Distribution System (PDS) don’t receive less food in any way the hybrid model Point of Sale machines have been provided to retailers of rations. They can operate offline and also in online mode when there is no internet connection. In the future, beneficiaries will be able to buy items as part of the National Food Security Act from any shop that is fair-priced in the country by using their ration card that is digital.
Which rule is it?
The government claims that this change is an effort to accelerate the improvement of food grain weighing in accordance with section 12(1) of the Act by enhancing the efficiency and operation of the Target Public Distribution System (TPDS) within NFSA. In the National Food Security Act (NFSA) the government provides five kilograms of rice and five kg of wheat (foodgrains) per person each month to around 80 million people in the country at a subsidized cost of Rs 2-3 per kilogram.
What’s changed in the ration card rules?
The government stated that it wanted to encourage states to operate the EPOS device in a proper manner and to increase savings through the additional revenue of 17.00 per quintal, the extra profit of 17.00 per quintal, the sub-rule (2) of Rule 7 (Food Security (Assistance to State Governments Rules) 2015 ) has been modified in rule 7.
The additional margin to cover the costs of purchase, maintenance, and operation of point-of-sale machines when applicable is secured by any State/UT. It could be used to fund purchasing, operating, and upkeep of the electronic weigh scales that are used for each. This is used to integrate.
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