Major reforms in the Smart Ration Card Scheme, a new system of wheat distribution

Bringing a major reform in the Smart Ration Card Scheme, a new system of wheat distribution has been introduced recently. 

Key Points:

• Beneficiaries will now get wheat after every three months, which will save them from storing large quantity of wheat and also maintain its quality
• Smart Ration Card Scheme under NFSA is a new program of the Punjab government that had been implemented on 12 September 2020 by CM.
• The state government of Punjab had already given its approval for replacement of blue cards under the Atta-Dal scheme with new smart ration cards.
• As per the orders of State government, the Atta Dal Scheme has been renamed as Smart Ration Card Scheme. This new scheme will cover 1.41 crore beneficiaries as per the new list.
• CM also announces a new state-funded scheme to provide subsidized rations to recipients of 9 lakh not covered by the NFSA.
• Smart Ration Card will be used for withdrawing the food grains from the Fair Price Shops (FPS) through e-PoS machines without carrying any additional document. 
• The details of the family can be fetched at Fair Price Shops just by swiping the smart ration card at the ePoS machines.
• The biometric authentication after the card swipe will be required for food grain withdrawal.