ITwings holds the expertise to carry out automation of paper-based Ration cards by Smart Cards.  Their monthly entitlements are stored in the card and all the transactions at the FPS are performed only on presenting the card, by one of the authorized members of the family.  Fingerprint templates of the authorized members are also stored in the card to ensure that transaction happens only in the presence of the beneficiary.

The activity of issuance of Smart Cards shall be carried out at the Field Level.  The agencies selected for the assignment will be expected to invite families to the booth so that their photos, fingerprints and other details can be captured and stored on the card.  On production, cards shall be handed over to the families.

All Fair Price Shop owners shall be provided with a Smart Transaction Terminal (STT) which will serve as a single integrated device to perform sales transactions.  The device shall be capable to authenticate the card and fingerprint of the consumer.  It will also generate the receipt of the transaction once successfully performed.

Similarly, Aadhar based smart Card based Transit documents are also being aggressively suggested in the system. In the new system, both the Other Agency (The Nodal Agency for Transportation of Food Grains) and District Offices shall issue various stock and delivery related Challans using an automated system.  Transporters will be able to transfer stock to the FPS owner only on production of these cards at the Depot.  However, the whole system of Aadhar based smart Card based PDS will not work in isolation or an offline mode.  It will be adequately supported at the AFSO level by a Centralized Online PDS Application for MIS, analysis and quick decision making.