
Now ration will be available from ATM, which is called Annapurna ATM. You can get ration from it 24 hours a day. There will be no need to queue up at ration shops. This machine will give up to 50 kg of grains in five minutes. Department of Food and Public Distribution gave this information.
Annapurna Grain ATM: You must have heard about withdrawing money from ATM, but now ATM will also give ration. Its name is Annapurti ATM, with the help of which anyone can get their entitled ration 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Now there will be no need to stand in long queues at ration shops. The working method of this machine is similar to ATM. The only difference is that instead of money, grains like wheat, rice and sugar will be available in it. Its information has also been shared on social media by the Department of Food and Public Distribution. It is told there that this machine distributes up to 50 kg of grains in 5 minutes, which reduces the waiting time by 70%. Let us know a little more about this special ATM.
What is Annapurti ATM
This is a machine that distributes ration automatically. This is a digital and easy way to get ration, which removes many problems related to ration distribution at once. With its help, any person can get his share of ration with the help of ration card number and thumb. Due to this machine, people will not have to stand at the government ration shop and wait for their turn. The Department of Food and Public Distribution claims that 70% of the time is saved due to distribution of ration from this machine.
How is Annapurti ATM beneficial?
At present, there are more than 5 lakh government ration shops in the country. Where the operator of the ration shop weighs and gives the ration to the people. There are many problems in this process. First of all, the people taking ration have to wait in queues for hours. Apart from this, there is also a problem of wastage of food due to scattering of grains in ration shops and many times complaints of rats contaminating the grains are also received from these ration shops. In such a situation, Annapurti ATM solves all these problems at once. It is a large iron machine, which works to distribute grains digitally and quickly. 50 kg of grains can be distributed in just 5 minutes. Due to this, people have to wait very little to get ration and there is no wastage of grains. Due to being a huge iron machine, there is no worry of grains getting contaminated by rats or other animals. Let us tell you that it started from Odisha and it is rapidly becoming available in other states as well.
How to find the location of Annapurti ATM?
If you use the Mera Ration 2.0 app on your phone, you can get information about nearby ration shops as well as ATMs. At the same time, you can also find out the location of this machine by visiting your block or district food supply office. You can know the location of Annapurti ATM in your area by calling the toll-free number of the food department of every state.
This is how it works
Annapurti ATM is a smart machine that works like a bank ATM but it gives grains instead of money. This machine identifies the beneficiary through Aadhaar or ration card and biometric verification and dispenses things like wheat or rice according to the monthly quota. In this, the beneficiary can choose his option on the screen and the machine dispenses the prescribed amount of grains from the slot given below. In the end, a receipt is also received which contains complete information about the distribution.