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ICT an enabler for an efficient Public Distribution System in Kerala

Public Distribution of Food grains has always been an integral part of any State's overall food policy. It has been evolved to reach the urban as well as the rural population in order to protect the consumers from the fluctuating and escalating price syndrome. TETRAPDS (Targeted Efficient Trans...

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Format: Printed Book
Published: Informatics 2010
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Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/004860.pdf
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Summary:Public Distribution of Food grains has always been an integral part of any State's overall food policy. It has been evolved to reach the urban as well as the rural population in order to protect the consumers from the fluctuating and escalating price syndrome. TETRAPDS (Targeted Efficient Transparent Rationing and Allocation Public Distribution System) developed by NIC, Kerala is a comprehensive package for automating the activities of the Taluk Supply Offices, District Supply Offices and Commissionerate of Civil Supplies to improve the efficiency of the public Distribution system and enable the department to provide better services and reduce corruption.