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PDS & Ration Supply Chain Tracking System

Foodgrain leaves an FCI depot in tonnes and reaches a beneficiary in kilogrammes, and most of the loss happens in the hops between. We build a public distribution system tracking solution that follows every truck, weighment and gate pass under NFSA, engineered to your state's own PDS rules.

Godown to Shop Visibility

Every consignment tracked from FCI depot through state godown to the fair price shop receiving it.

Weight Variance Detection

Weighbridge readings captured at both ends so shortage is flagged, not discovered weeks later.

Works With AePDS and ePoS

Distribution data reconciled against the ePoS transactions your state already records at shop level.

Digital Reconciliation

Allocation, lifting, receipt and actual distribution are reconciled through one connected system.

Our PDS & Ration Supply Chain Tracking System

One engineered system covering allocation, movement, weighment, delivery confirmation and reconciliation, so a district supply officer sees exactly the position state headquarters does.

1. Allocation, Lifting & Gate Pass Digitisation
Monthly NFSA allocation is broken into lifting orders, release orders and gate passes issued digitally instead of carbon-copy books. Every movement document carries a QR code a check post can verify.

Key Capabilities:

Monthly allocation entry against NFSA and state scheme categories
Release order, truck challan and gate pass QR verification
Depot-wise lifting plan with pending and lapsed quantity tracking
Duplicate and back-dated gate pass prevention with maker-checker approval
2. E-Weighbridge Integration & Variance Control
We connect to the weighbridge indicator at godowns and depots so tare and gross are read from the instrument, not typed in. Variance beyond permitted tolerance holds the vehicle before release.

Key Capabilities:

Serial and TCP integration with Legal Metrology stamped weighbridges
Automatic tare, gross and net capture with vehicle photograph
Loading and unloading comparison against configurable tolerance slabs
Shortage and excess register generated automatically for district review
3. Vehicle GPS, Route & Geofence Validation
Allocated vehicles are tracked against the sanctioned route between godown and fair price shop. Diversion, unscheduled halts and repeat trips on one challan are caught while the vehicle is still moving.

Key Capabilities:

AIS-140 compliant VLTD onboarding across departmental and hired vehicles
Geofences on depots, godowns, check posts and shops
Route deviation, long halt and night movement alerts
Driver app fallback tracking for hired trucks without devices
4. FPS Delivery, ePoS Linkage & Reconciliation
Delivery closes only when the dealer confirms receipt on a device, with quantity and quality remarks recorded. Allocation, lifting and actual distribution then reconcile in one statement instead of three registers.

Key Capabilities:

FPS receipt confirmation with OTP, photograph and dealer signature
AePDS and ePoS pull for beneficiary-level distribution data
Allocation, lifting and distribution reconciliation by month and circle
Grievance registration, social audit extracts and vigilance committee reports

Technologies That Power Our Solutions

Field technologies chosen for godown yards, rural connectivity and departmental vehicles, then integrated with the state portals your department already reports into.

GPS & AIS-140 Vehicle Telematics
Vehicle location, ignition and halt events captured from MoRTH AIS-140 compliant devices fitted across owned, contracted and hired vehicles.

Applications:

Route validation Halt detection Trip closure Diversion alerts
Weighbridge & Instrument Interfacing
Direct capture from weighbridge indicators, ANPR cameras and boom barriers, so records cannot be edited between the instrument and the database.

Applications:

Weight capture Plate reading Barrier control Variance flagging
Android Field Applications
Offline-capable apps for godown keepers, transport contractors and fair price shop dealers, released in the local language your field staff actually use.

Applications:

Gate pass scanning Receipt confirmation Photo evidence Offline sync
State Data Centre Deployment
Application, database and reporting layer hosted inside your state data centre or NIC cloud, with role hierarchy mapped to your administrative structure.

Applications:

Departmental hosting Portal integration Role-based access Audit logging

Industry Success Stories

Representative outcomes from foodgrain and welfare distribution deployments. All figures are indicative ranges typical of this solution type and must be confirmed against your own baseline before publication.

State Food & Civil Supplies Departments
Statewide NFSA operations moving foodgrain from FCI depots to thousands of fair price shops.

Results Achieved:

Lifting and distribution reconciled within the same month
40-60% reduction in reported weight shortage incidents
Manual gate pass registers withdrawn across pilot districts
District Supply & Marketing Offices
District level offices supervising godowns, transport contractors and dealer networks in one revenue district.

Results Achieved:

Route deviation alerts acted on within the same trip
30-50% reduction in delivery confirmation disputes with dealers
Monthly returns compiled from system data, not shop registers
Welfare & Nutrition Schemes
Mid-day meal, ICDS and other commodity schemes sharing the same godown and transport infrastructure.

Results Achieved:

Scheme-wise stock segregation maintained inside a shared godown
Delivery proof captured for every institutional consignment
Social audit extracts produced without a separate exercise

Key Performance Indicators

Indicators a district supply officer and a state PDS commissioner can defend in a review meeting. Targets are design goals agreed before rollout.

Consignment Traceability Coverage
Share of dispatched consignments with a complete digital record from gate pass to FPS receipt.
Target: >98% of consignments
How we get there: Achieved by making gate pass issue and receipt confirmation system-driven rather than optional.
Weight Variance Detection
Proportion of loading and unloading events with instrument-captured weights compared automatically.
Target: 100% of weighbridge sites
How we get there: Delivered through direct indicator interfacing, so no weight is manually keyed at either end.
Route Compliance
Trips completed on the sanctioned route without unexplained deviation or halt beyond permitted duration.
Target: >95% of trips
How we get there: Enforced through geofenced corridors and alerts routed to the responsible field officer.
Reconciliation Closure Time
Days taken to reconcile allocation, lifting and actual distribution for a full district.
Target: Within 5 working days
How we get there: Reduced by pulling ePoS transaction data automatically instead of collecting shop-level statements.

How We Deliver

A phased approach that proves the system in one district before it reaches the whole state.

1
Requirement Study & Process Mapping
We document your allocation cycle, godown hierarchy, transport contract structure, weighbridge inventory and the exact registers your field offices maintain today.
2
Solution Design & State Portal Integration
Architecture, hardware bill of materials, AePDS and ePoS integration points and the state data centre deployment plan are approved before procurement begins.
3
Pilot in One District
We commission one district end to end, covering its godowns, vehicles and fair price shops, against acceptance criteria agreed with your department.
4
Rollout, Training & Support
Remaining districts are onboarded in phases, field staff are trained in the local language, and the system moves into an AMC with defined response times.

Why Choose Our PDS & Ration Supply Chain Tracking System?

Why food and civil supplies departments choose an engineered PDS system over a packaged supply chain product.

Written for Tender Conditions
Deliverables, manpower deployment, training schedules, data ownership and AMC terms are structured the way a government tender expects to see them documented.
Hardware and Field Work Included
Weighbridge interfacing, VLTD fitment, handheld devices and site installation are in scope, so responsibility for field performance sits with one agency.
Local Language for Field Staff
Godown keepers and dealers use the application in their own language, which is the difference between adoption and a parallel paper register.
Hosted Inside Your Boundary
Deployment in your state data centre or NIC cloud with documented data ownership, so foodgrain and beneficiary data never leaves departmental control.

Make Every Foodgrain Movement Traceable

Share your allocation process, godown list and transport structure with our engineering team. We will map the movement chain, identify where the record currently breaks, and return with a scoped district pilot, a hardware outline and an indicative timeline.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

It is a system that records the movement of subsidised foodgrain from an FCI depot, through state and district godowns, to the fair price shop that distributes it under the National Food Security Act. A public distribution system tracking solution digitises the gate pass and truck challan, captures weighbridge readings at both ends, tracks the allocated vehicle by GPS against its sanctioned route, confirms receipt at the shop, and reconciles allocation against lifting and actual distribution so shortage and diversion surface early.

It is built for your department. We are a custom development and systems integration company, not a licence vendor. Each engagement starts with a requirement study of your allocation cycle, godown structure and existing registers, and the build follows your state PDS control order.

Yes. Weighbridge indicator interfacing, AIS-140 compliant vehicle tracking devices, ANPR cameras, boom barriers and Android handhelds for godown and shop staff are scoped, supplied, installed and commissioned as part of the project.

Yes. Beneficiary-level distribution recorded on ePoS devices is pulled in through the state AePDS interface and reconciled against lifted quantity, so the department sees allocation, lifting and distribution in one statement rather than two portals.

Yes. Godown and fair price shop applications work offline, storing gate pass scans, weight entries, photographs and receipt confirmations locally and synchronising when a network becomes available. Vehicle devices buffer location data the same way.

Yes. On-premise deployment in a state data centre or on NIC infrastructure is the usual arrangement for departmental projects, and the architecture is built for it. Private cloud and hybrid models are supported where the department permits.

Yes. Field screens, printed gate passes, SMS alerts and dealer notifications are delivered in the official language of the state alongside English. Language coverage is fixed during the requirement study so training material matches what staff see.

A single-district pilot covering godowns, vehicles and fair price shops is typically commissioned within twelve to sixteen weeks of requirement sign-off, subject to weighbridge readiness, device procurement and portal access approvals. Statewide rollout follows district by district.

Diversion shows up as a pattern rather than a single event. Weight variance beyond tolerance, route deviation, halts at unregistered locations, repeat trips against one challan, and a gap between lifted and ePoS-distributed quantity are combined into a vigilance exception list.

The system moves into an annual maintenance contract covering response times by severity, preventive maintenance of weighbridge interfaces and vehicle devices, software updates and change requests. Where the tender requires it, we deploy district support manpower and a helpdesk.