The Civil Supplies Department received three National Skoch Awards this year for implementing latest IT project in PDS and Procurement. It received awards for Online Procurement Management System (OPMS), T-Ration App, T-Wallet.
The Civil Supplies General Manager (Marketing) G. Nagender Reddy received these awards from Skoch Head Sri Panneer Kocchar in New Delhi.
The OPMS software ensures smooth transaction in paddy procurement from farmers and payments. It sends SMS to farmers of their nearby PPC’s as soon the procurement season starts. And also it makes payments directly into farmer’s accounts. This year with help of OPMS in Khariff and Raby season Rs. 13,657 Crores where deposited directly into farmers accounts.
The T-Ration App helps PDS beneficiaries to see live transaction of FP shops. They can locate nearby FP shop, whether it is working or closed and also gives information on the stock availability in shop.
The T-Wallet App is introduced in FP shops to benefit both beneficiaries and Ration Dealers. With the help of this app people get digital services at Ration shops like electricity bills, house tax, mobile, DTH recharges and other online bill payments. This wallet provides more employment and extra income to ration shop dealers. The Civil Supplies Commissioner has expressed his happiness on receiving Skoch Awards.