Depot Darpan

On 1st May, the government announced that it will launch the "Depot Darpan" portal and mobile app on May 20 to monitor food storage depots in real time, ensuring quality and safety standards for food grains.

The "Depot Darpan" portal aims to enhance food security for over 80 crore beneficiaries through scientific warehousing and smart storage solutions for food grains.
The platform will allow depot managers to track infrastructure, operational efficiency, and financial performance, with automated ratings and actionable insights for improvements.
Geo-tagged data will be uploaded on depot infrastructure, with 100% validation by supervisory officers and random third-party audits to ensure robust oversight.
Warehouses will be evaluated on safety, storage conditions, environmental factors, technology adoption, statutory compliance, stock turnover, losses, space utilization, manpower costs, and profitability.
The depot system will include real-time monitoring using CCTV surveillance and IoT sensors, tracking parameters like CO₂ levels, fire hazards, humidity, temperature, and unauthorized access.
AI-based technologies such as bag counting, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), and Face Recognition Systems (FRS) will be tested in select warehouses.