Highlights:
• MoU signed between state food, public distribution, consumer affairs department and CSC-SPV
• Provide slew of services to people through PDS dealers, according to an official release
An official release stated that over 25,000 outlets under the public distribution system in Jharkhand will serve as common service centres to assist people with various services such as bill payment and applications for PAN cards and passports.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the state food, public distribution, and consumer affairs department and CSC-SPV in order to provide a slew of services to people through PDS dealers.
Consumers can get a variety of electronic services from CSC E-Governance India Ltd (CSC SPV), a special purpose vehicle under the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Bill payment, application for PAN card, passport, and voter ID, and participation in schemes such as PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat, e-SHRAM registration, telemedicine, and a digital literacy campaign will all be available through PDS shops, according to a press release issued on Thursday.
In rural and remote areas of the country, CSCs serve as access points for essential public utility services and social welfare schemes.
Another goal of the initiative is to boost PDS dealers’ earnings in the state
Another goal of the initiative is to boost PDS dealers’ earnings in the state. “We applaud the government’s decision. However, we would like to urge it to provide some financial assistance in the beginning, as many dealers may be unable to afford the electronic devices needed to implement the programme.”
Sanjay Kundu, general secretary of the Fair Price Shop Dealers Association, told PTI. According to the release, the food department also launched a system that will automatically fill vacancies in state quotas under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
NFSA programme benefits over 2.64 crore people
In Jharkhand, the NFSA programme benefits over 2.64 crore people, and the state food security scheme benefits 15 lakh people. “In the NFSA, addition and deletion are ongoing processes. Beneficiaries of the state food security scheme will now be automatically shifted to NFSA when a vacancy arises, thanks to the introduction of an automatic system,” it said.
5 lakh people would be added to the Jharkhand food security scheme
Rameshwar Oraon, the state’s public distribution and consumer affairs minister, announced the automatic system’s launch and stated that five lakh people would be added to the Jharkhand food security scheme this fiscal year.
On October 1, 2015, the NFSA was implemented in the state. On October 1, 2015, the NFSA was implemented in the state. In Jharkhand, rice has been distributed at a rate of Re 1 per kg to around 57 lakh households, covering 2.64 crore people, or about 80% of the state’s population.
