Govt targets saving ₹250 crore annually with Anna Chakra, SCAN tools by streamlining PDS and subsidy processes
Live MintNew Delhi: The government on Thursday launched ‘Anna Chakra’ and the Subsidy Claim Application for the National Food Security Act portal, modernizing the public distribution system and streamlining subsidy claim processes. Covering more than 437,000 fair price shops and about 6,700 warehouses, the initiative is projected to save ₹250 crore annually through optimized logistics routes, said Pralhad Joshi, Union minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution. As per the minister, the Anna Chakra ‘public distribution system supply chain optimization tool’ was developed by the Department of Food and Public Distribution in collaboration with the World Food Programme and the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The interstate route optimization tool streamlines PDS movement between states by integrating with the Railways’ Freight Operations Information System through the Unified Logistics Interface Platform and the PM Gati Shakti platform.
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