ePOS transactions cross 10 cr mark

​Hyderabad: State government’s prestigious ePOS (Electronic Point of Sale) system introduced to remove malpractices in public distribution system is gaining good results. The ePOS system received huge response as it benefited beneficiaries. Till this day, more than 10 crore transactions have been done through this system State wide.

The State government introduced this system on a pilot project basis in 2016 March at 1,545 ration shops under the Greater Hyderabad region to check irregularities and for smooth distribution of ration commodities to eligible beneficiaries. After the successful result, this system was implemented all over the State.

Earlier this year on March 1, ePOS was implemented in 17,027 ration shops State wide. With introduction of this system not only eligible beneficiaries got their commodities without any difficulty, the government also saved up to 10 to 15 per cent commodities.

According to sources, commodities distribution with biometric system helped reduction in irregularities. Difference in weight, depreciation in commodities has also been stopped. Distribution was conducted in a very transparent manner. A total of 85 lakh families avail ration State wide. The State government supplies 1.75 lakh metric tonnes of rice to meet the requirement. To make sure that this rice reaches beneficiaries, the Telangana Civil Supplies Department introduced bio-metric systems in all the ration shops.

From 2016 March till today, more than 10 crore ePOS transactions have been done. Highest number of ePOS transaction were done in districts of Hyderabad 1.57 cr, Rangareddy 1.10 cr, Medchal 78.77 lakh, Mahbubnagar 50.78 lakh, Sangareddy 44.33 lakh, and Nizamabad 39.59 lakh.

Civil Supplies Department officials were very cheerful as they reached another milestone on completion of 10 crore mark. They said this milestone was achieved with National Informatics Centre’s cooperation. With introduction of ePOS biometric system State wide, portability has been implemented. State wide 2.75 crore beneficiaries can get their ration from anywhere in the State.