Topic : India’s First Food Grain ATM
Launched date : 14 July 2021
Location : Farrukhnagar in Gurugram
Name of ATM : “Annapurti” www.agrieventsindia.com
By : Haryana's Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala
Purpose
To make the distributions of grains at government-run ration shops easy and hassle-free.
The purpose of installing this machine is to ensure that the right quantity should reach the right beneficiary with minimum hassle.“
Specialty
Grain ATM works just as regular bank ATMs and is automated.
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"This machine will be installed under the ''World Food Programme'' of United Nations, and is called Automated, Multi Commodity, Grain Dispensing Machine," read the official statement.
This automatic machine is equipped with the biometric system with a touch screen, where the beneficiary will have to enter the Aadhaar or ration card unique number.
On biometric authentication, the foodgrain prescribed by the government to the beneficiaries will be automatically filled in the bags installed under the machine.
Three types of grains — wheat, rice and millet — can be distributed through this machine. At present, the distribution of wheat has been started from the ‘Grain ATM’ machine installed at Farrukhnagar.
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