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100 _aKrishna, Ben and Thasni, T.
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245 _aBiometric electronic point of sale machines and food security
260 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
300 _a58(33), Aug 19, 2023: p.21-25
520 _aWe evaluate the impact of the electronic point of sale machines installed in fair price shops in India in improving the nutritional status of the beneficiaries using state wise data from the National Data and Analytics Platform. Through the treatment effects model, the results highlight that the use of technology in the public distribution system can also improve the condition of children and aid genuine beneficiaries apart from reducing the leakages.- Reproduced
650 _aElectronic point of sale machines
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773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
906 _aPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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