liberationraj.org » Food Coupon http://liberationraj.org Life, liberty and pursuits Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:48:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Food coupons and biometrics http://liberationraj.org/2010/07/food-coupons-and-biometrics/ http://liberationraj.org/2010/07/food-coupons-and-biometrics/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:54:33 +0000 raj http://liberationraj.org/?p=171

In a bid to bring transparency in public distribution system (PDS), Orissa government today announced introducing food coupons and biometric cards to avoid duplication of ration cards.

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I guess the beneficiaries cannot go outside the PDS to use their coupons or biometric cards. This is similar to the pilot being tried in Bihar. I hope these govts will extend the scope of these instruments so beneficiaries can use them at any store they want. Let the PDS compete with other stores.

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