{"id":25768,"date":"2026-02-01T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=25768"},"modified":"2026-02-01T16:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:59:18","slug":"grain-atm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/grain-atm\/","title":{"rendered":"Grain ATM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Grain ATM Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Bihar state government approved the installation of the first set of three grain ATM machines in Patna as a pilot project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Grain ATM<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A grain ATM or Annapurti (meaning \u201cprovider of grain\u201d) is an <\/span><b>automated machine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>dispenses food grains (wheat and\/or rice).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>World Food Programme (WFP) developed the technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> behind the machine and has worked in collaboration with the Food Corporation of India and various state governments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Features of Grain ATM<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can release <\/span><b>50 kg of grain in five minutes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The machines <\/span><b>can work 24\u00d77 like ATMs,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can be <\/span><b>powered through solar energy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also require <\/span><b>internet connectivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to access the PDS database and the individual profile of a Below Poverty Line (BPL) cardholder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Working of Grain ATM<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once a PDS beneficiary swipes their beneficiary or grain ATM card on a PoS machine, linked to the ration card or to their Aadhar card, the beneficiary is asked to select the <\/span><b>grain option and its quantity.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They must also undergo <\/span><b>Aadhar-based biometric authentication.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum limit of grain disbursement is also specified.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the grain is dispensed, the <\/span><b>beneficiary\u2019s PDS data is updated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a <\/span><b>slip is also issued<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for confirmation and as a physical record.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/bihar-new-grain-atm-ration-card-10504044\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Grain ATM (Annapurti) is an automated machine dispensing wheat or rice, developed by WFP in collaboration with FCI and state governments. 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