IoT based Smart Rationing System

Abstract : Public Distribution System is an essential part of life for the under-privileged people of the society. The traditional ration distribution system involves various malpractices. Ration card is the proof of citizenship since many decades. Government's subsidized food commodities and fuel are purchased using ration card by the people categorized as BPL (Below Poverty Line). As we daily see people suffering to get their basic needs, this needs aren't delivered to the non-creamy layered people properly. These goods are sold by the officials illegally which is not appreciated by the people. This proposed system will ensure that the common people gets their basic needs without any malpractice in supply of the goods. Therefore, the entire distribution system is made smarter and secure along with eliminating the issues involved in the traditional ration system.

 EXISTING SYSTEM :

 ? The existing public distribution system in ration shops requires manual measurement of quantityand maintenance of record of transactions. ? The proposed distribution framework has the ability to overcome disadvantages of the existing system like wrong amount of products, low processing speed, and large wait in time, material theft in ration shop. ? In the existing system having two drawbacks, first one is weight of the material may be inaccurate due to human mistakes and secondly, if the materials are not bought at end of the month, they can be sold to others without any intimation to the government and customers. ? In order to overcome the above problems in the existing system, an automated embedded system is proposed.

 DISADVANTAGE :

 ? The current Public Distribution System has several well documented problems such as lack of transparency, accountability, poor governance and poor service delivery mechanisms. ? Public distribution system is also named as rationing distribution system, which is one of the widely disputable issues that involve malpractices. ? A large number of poor and needy members of society are left out and a lot of false cards are also issued. ? Impact of extortion deception information section consumption in the proportion database can be kept up essentially with the utilization of this shrewd apportion card framework.

 PROPOSED SYSTEM :

 • In this paper, we have proposed a Smart Ratioing System based on RFID and BIOMETRICS Technology to avoid the drawbacks. • The proposed system demonstrates distribution ration. Fingerprint scanner, RFID card, RFID reader, power supply acts as inputs to the raspberry pi and database at the output side which gives information and the updates about stock of rationing. • The proposed system has advantages like it is helpful to prevent malpractices at ration shop, maintain data properly, reduces paper work, time saving approach, increase security and cost effective. • The proposed automatic ration shop for public distribution framework is based on Smart Automating rationing system that replaces ordinary ration cards.

 ADVANTAGE :

 ? An efficient, accurate and automated technique of ration distribution using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) based technology/using of AADHAR number, which is an innovative approach in PDS (Public Distribution system). ? Automated and efficient RFID based technology used for distribution of ration using AADHAR card number which is an advanced methodology in PDS. ? They used RFID and biometrics but this system did not give the proper information of card whether it is duplicate or original. ? Camera is used to scan QR code of the Aadhar card, QR code of each and every customer’s Aadhar card is already stored in database. ? GSM is used to send message to customer conveying him/her about rations remaining in his/her account when he/she dispenses some.