Gujarat becomes first state to implement 100% digital transaction in PDS

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has become first state to implement 100% digital transaction in public distribution system (PDS).

The state has connected all the around 3.79 crore beneficiaries of all 17,250 fair price shops with Aadhar Card based system.
In a meeting of the state civil supply ministers held in New Delhi in January this year, a deadline of March 31 was agreed upon by most of the states in this regard but Gujarat has achieved the target much in advance.

Union Minister for Civil Supply Ramvilas Paswan has congratulated Gujarat Government for this achievement, an official statement today said.

As a result, the beneficiaries of National Food Security Scheme will have to bring only their Aadhar Card. This will also stop leakage in the system and bring transparency.

The state government has begun to provide as many as 30 digital services through information technology from the government approved fair price shops in urban and rural areas including bookings of railway and bus services, bill payment of mobile phone, premiums of crop insurance scheme and LIC, registration in soil health-card and other farming schemes of central government
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has instructed the state administration to make arrangements to include some other services such as monthly passes of ST buses for students, electricity bill payment in this list in coming days. He has also congratulated the employees of state civil supply department for this achievement.

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