Nashik, Oct. 18 -- In a major initiative aimed at simplifying the public distribution system, Maharashtra's first automated grain distribution centre, known as a 'Grain ATM', has become operational in Nashik.
The facility was inaugurated at the government grain warehouse in Nashik Road, offering ration cardholders access to food grains through an automated system.
The initiative is being implemented as a pilot project in Nashik and Nagpur to bring greater transparency to the state's public distribution system. Nashik is the first to operationalise the facility.
The Grain ATM is designed to eliminate the inconvenience of standing in long queues outside ration shops, server failures in e-PoS machines and discrepancies in the weight of food...