Complete chaos! Visits to ration shops today reveal exclusions continue as people denied ration due to Aadhaar enabled Point of Sale devices not recognising biometrics. What happened to decision of Delhi govt to remove POS? @msisodia @ArvindKejriwal 1/n google.co.in/amp/s/amp.scro…
70 year old Hameeda Khatoon of Hauz Rani denied her 5 kgs of grain when she went to the ration shop today as her fingerprints & iris failed to authenticate. 2/n
Fingerprint & iris authentication fail. OTP not generating. The poor being denied their right to food despite the Delhi High Court saying during the last hearing that no person should be denied their rations. 3/n
Kajoudi Devi of Lal Gumbad slum struggling to access her ration over successive days. Highlights problems with the OTP system- very often people change their mobile number & hence, registered mobile number is no longer available. OTP clearly not a viable mechanism for PDS 4/n
One time password (OTP) system creating more hurdles. Requires people to carry mobile phone to shop with same number used during registeration. Anuradha of Kusumpur Pahadi hasn't received her ration as her biometric authentication failed. Her husband has the mobile phone. 5/n
Aadhaar will not stop corruption in PDS. If @AamAadmiParty is serious about fighting corruption, it must implement accountability provisions of Food Security Act- set up State Food Commission, carry out social audits & put in place effective grievance redress mechanisms. n/n
