SMS BASED MONITORING SYSTEM FOR FAIR PRICE SHOPS IN TAMIL NADU

The Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu has the operational responsibility of identification of beneficiaries, issuance of ration cards and supervision of movement and distribution of food grains from godowns through Fair Price Shops located all over the state of Tamil Nadu. Diversions, leakages, delays in allocation & transportation, and inappropriate distribution of food grains to fair price shops often go unchecked because of lack of timely information for monitoring. To counter these inefficiencies and enhance transparency in the system, SMS based monitoring system for Fair Price Shops has been introduced in Tamil Nadu.