Smart Ration Material Distribution Using RFID and Biometric Authentication

The government has setup public distribution system shops which provide ration at less cost than bazaar cost so as to help people who are economically backward. Ration is being dispensed in these shops manually by vendors which consumes more man power while it might also lead to corruption wherein the vendor might use the ration provided to him for his/her own personal benefit and sell it in order to make money. Thus, it is better if the system is automated and the consumer can himself obtain the ration by providing necessary data before obtaining it. The proposed system uses fingerprint biometric along with Radio Frequency Identity (RFID) card to authenticate the user. It then allows him to enter the quantity of the ration which is quantified with the help of load cell. Once the required quantity is read by the load cell, the ration is dispensed.