NIC Kerala has been honored with the “Award of Recognition” for the development of the Ration Card Management System, an initiative by the Civil Supplies Department, Kerala. The Award was received by NIC Kerala Team from Shri Thilothaman P, Hon’ble Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Kerala at a function held in Ernakulam, Kerala on 2nd November 2019.
The Ration Card Management System is one of the five major components of end-to-end computerization of the Public Distribution System. The digitization of beneficiary data in the State was completed in 2016 and presently, there are approximately 86 lakh ration cards. The ration cards were categorized into four types using the ranking software, which was developed and implemented by NIC Kerala.