Smart Card/RFID /Biometric in Public Distribution System (PDS)
The Civil Supplies Department has completed one phase of issue of ration Cards in the entire state using DPL. The ration shops must be equiped with POS Terminal and customer's data like IRIS/fingerprint data/family details etc. After successful validation of the card, the required commodities are given to the customer after making payment. A receipt is given to him and Also the stock is reflected on an optional LED board which is connected to USB. The transactions are sent to the server using GSM/GPRS/CDMA.
The different options that are available for implementing the smart card are:
i. RFID tag (pasted on existing ration card)
It must contain a Generated unique ID , tagged to ration card data ((ISO 14443Astandard) Printable Paper Sticker

ii. Contact / Contact less Smart Card
RF Contact less card (ISO 14443A which supports NFC IP-1),
compliant card & reader Should Support protocols like 3DES and 13.56 MHz.
iii SCOSTA Contact card:
Microprocessor based Integrated Circuit(s) card with contacts and
with 32KB EEPROM for Data Storage ¢ Compliant with ISO/IEC (32K)
7816 1,2 & 3 and SCOSTA 1.2b with all latest errata and addendum


-for the terminal with the shop owner, it must support the above card type and also support Biometric module finger print or IRIS.
-protocols like GSM/GPRS/CDMA with TCP/IP, VPN, http protocol are used for communicating the data to the server
-There should be 3 Power backup minimum 12 hours

For further details of this, refer this pdf:
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