Abstract
The Public Distribution System (PDS) distributes the subsidized food and non-food items to poor populations through fair price shops (FPS). The PDS has been criticized for its urban bias and its failure to serve the underprivileged sections of the community effectively. The Current system manual-based data management and ledger management gives rise to much corruption in the process of extricating the poor from those who are less needy. There are chances for the block market because of the current methodology of data management. This article proposes a blockchain technology-based smart ration shop system that uses immutable smart contract-based transactions to overcome the issues. The proposed mechanism will provide more transparency and enable access to all the transactions by everyone. The system utilizes IoT technology for asset tracking while moving the food items from distribution centers to a particular ration shop, which avoids malpractice during the transportation of the goods. Voice-based and text-based user-friendly interfaces in local languages were also developed to provide an effective interaction and improve the usability of the system. The performance of the proposed blockchain network is evaluated and reported.
Highlights
Under this Digital era, every government office and all the transactions are being digitalized for efficient data management and quick processing
The Public Distribution System (PDS) has been criticized for its urban bias and its failure to serve the underprivileged sections of the community effectively
The fair shop for food item distribution suffers a problem of blackmarketing goods
Summary
Under this Digital era, every government office and all the transactions are being digitalized for efficient data management and quick processing. There is no transparency on the allocation of food items for every individual family and the delivery of goods among the ration shops. Illiterate village consumer of fair shops are not able to get information about their utilization of food items and available stock. This article utilizes blockchain technology to give immutability and transparency for the transaction of and user data management. Stock trading & hedge funds, crowdfunding, crypto exchanges, Loans and credit, Automotive Manufacturing, Car leasing and sales, Ridehailing, trucking, Industrial IoT, 3D printing, construction, architecture, building, Real Estate Health information exchanges, claims management, Pharma, research and clinical trials, Government and public records, voting, gun tracking, federal email, Law enforcement Retail, E-commerce, food and beverages, gift card loyalty program, Crops and agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, logging, timber, mining messaging apps, education and academia, publishing, libraries. A brief review of blockchain Technology and its usability in various system designs are reviewed
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