Women protesting against the governmentowned liquor shop in Hedatale despite stiff opposition from men. The action led to the authorities shutting the shop for a few weeks
Women protesting against the governmentowned liquor shop in Hedatale despite stiff opposition from men. The action led to the authorities shutting the shop for a few weeks
Chetty communities living in the core area of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve have been demanding that they be shifted out of the forest for three decades. Why is the forest department delaying their rehabilitation?
Landless Paniya tribals harvest ginger in the fields of Moundadan Chetty community in Puliyalam village. They are eager to be resettled outside Mudumalai forest so that they can earn higher wages
Ration card holders in Chhattisgarh are being refused foodgrains by fair price shop owners, forcing them to buy essential commodities from the open market at a higher price
Ration card holders in Chhattisgarh are being refused foodgrains by fair price shop owners, forcing them to buy essential commodities from the open market at a higher price
Ration card holders in Chhattisgarh are being refused foodgrains by fair price shop owners, forcing them to buy essential commodities from the open market at a higher price
Each beneficiary of the PDS is provided with a smart ration card, which can be produced at any fair price shop to avail food grains at subsidised rates. Each of these shops is equipped with a Point of Sale (POS) device. This has two smart card readers, a finger print scanner, a thermal printer and general packet radio service (GPRS), which uses a SIM card. It uses an application called COREPDS (Centralised Online Real-time Electronic PDS) with GPRS connectivity. When a smart card is inserted into the device, it reads the card number which is then sent to a server. The details of the beneficiary are stored in this server.