Annapurti
- Recently, a demonstration of the Automated Multi-Commodity Grain Dispensing Machine – ‘Annapurti’ was conducted during the ‘National Conference of Food Ministers of States/UTs.
- GrainATM, Annapurti, is an automated multi-commodity dispensing solution that provides fast, clean, and precise access to commodities (rice, wheat, grains) to beneficiaries, post biometric authentication.
- It is developed by World Food Programme (WFP) India.
- GrainATM ensures 24×7 access to full entitlements for people entitled to monthly subsidized grains through India’s Public Distribution System.
- Annapurti, which dispenses the type and quantity of the selected grain (wheat, rice or millet) commodity to each beneficiary after biometric authentication, does away ....
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