India’s first ‘Grain ATM’ launched in Gurugram

India’s first ‘Grain ATM’ launched in Gurugram

• India’s first grain dispensing ATM has been installed at Farrukhnagar in Gurugram district of Haryana under a pilot project, with the objective to make ration dispersal hassle and complaint free for citizens.
• The machine is called Automated, Multi Commodity, Grain Dispensing Machine.
• These Grain ATMS are being installed under the ‘World Food Programme’ of ‘United Nation’.
• Once the pilot project is completed successfully, these Grain ATMs will be installed at all Government ration depots across the state. 
• The ‘Grain ATM’ is equipped with biometric system with a touch screen, so that beneficiaries can use ration cards or fingerprints to use it.
• Consumers who wait in long queues to get their ration outside the shops will get relief using this machine .
• At the same time, all complaints regarding long queues, time and accurate measurement of ration from government shops will be resolved.