Anna Chakra:
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution launched ‘Anna Chakra’ and SCAN (Subsidy Claim Application for NFSA) portal.
- Anna Chakra is a Public Distribution System (PDS) Supply chain optimisation tool.
- It is spearheaded by Department of Food Public Distribution, which enhance the efficiency of the PDS logistics network across the country.
- It is developed in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) and Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT-Delhi.
- The project leverages advanced algorithms to identify optimal routes and ensure seamless movement of food grains across supply chain nodes.
- An operation of this magnitude involves a complex supply chain, relying on multiple stakeholders starting from farmers to Fair Price Shops.
- The inter-state route optimization tool has been developed for optimization of the PDS movement between the states and it is integrated with the FOIS (Freight Operations Information System) portal of the Railways through Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP).
- A significant milestone in this effort is the integration of the optimization tool with the PM Gati Shakti platform which now houses geo-locations of FPSs and warehouses across the states.
