Three Day Intensive Training Workshop on Public Distribution System (PDS)

Date of the Programme:
07-09 June, 2016.

Venue:
Administrative Training Institute
West Bengal.

Who can Participate:
Officers in the level of Assistant Directors and above belonging to the Departments of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Objective(s):

1. Key Objectives of the Workshop
• To assess the efficacy of the delivery mechanism including the mechanism built up for monitoring, transparency and accountability
• To assess the impact of the scheme on the objective of securing food security to the poor and the factors, if any, constraining the desired impact
• To suggest corrective measures to improve the performance of TPDS
• To understand the methods for strengthening and upgrading the skills of personnel engaged in the functioning and implementation of TPDS
2. Key objectives of PDS MMP:
• Creation & Management of digitized Beneficiary Database
• Supply-Chain Management of TPDS commodities from Food Corporation of India (FCI) till Fair Price Shops (FPS)
• Sale of TPDS commodities at Fair Price Shops including identification and authentication of beneficiaries and recording of transactions.
• Transparency and Grievance Redressal Mechanism.

Contact:
Mr. Avik Chakraborty
Project Officer
CIPS
Mobile No.: +91 8978053840
e-mail: avik@cips.org.in