ePDS

With the basis of Aadhar based UID authentication or Smart Card based authentication, the HHD can be utilized primarily for automated entitlement verification, beneficiary fingerprint authentication, receipt generation, transactions update to database and make available real-time information to the department for efficient monitoring and management of PDS

Benefits of automation in ePDS

• Correct identification of beneficiaries, as a result of biometric authentication of beneficiaries for commodities disbursement
• Clean-up of the beneficiary database
• Information visibility across the PDS, reduces diversion and misuse, if any, existing in the system
• Real-time information availability enables quick decision making
• Electronic security and control over confidential data of department
• Availability of automated transactions information enables to generate MIS reports and analyze performance, trends, etc.
• Fast and efficient redressal of stakeholder grievances