The Delhi Unit of the National Informatics Centre has successfully developed and implemented a computer system for issuing consumer cards (ration cards) for the Food & Civil Supplies Department, Delhi. The System works to the mutual benefit of the Department and its consumers. Salient features of the System include:
- Ability to produce the exact quantity, (in figures), of commodities required by the Department for public distribution.
- Maintenance of ration card records.
- On-the-spot addition or deletion of names in the ration card.
- Information from any circle can be provided without delay.
- Speedy renewal of ration cards, when compared to the manual system.
A database for maintaining computerized records of all fair price shops and kerosene oil depots has also been developed.