2017 International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication Systems (ICACCS -2017), Jan.

06 – 07, 2017, Coimbatore, INDIA

Automatic Smart Ration Distribution

System for Prevention of Civil Supplies
Hoarding In India
Dr.M.PALLIKONDA RAJESEKARAN D.BALAJI
Professor, Department of ECE B.Tech Student, Department of ECE
Kalasalingam University Krishnankoil-626126 Kalasalingam University Krishnankoil-626126
Tamilnadu, India Tamilnadu, India
mpraja80@gmail.com dbalaji3396@gmail.com

R.ARTHI P.DANIEL
B.Tech Student, Department of ECE B.Tech Student, Department of ECE
Kalasalingam University Krishnankoil-626126 Kalasalingam University Krishnankoil-626126
Tamilnadu, India Tamilnadu, India
17arthi95raj@gmail.com danielknight1000@gmail.com

Abstract—Civil Supply distribution system in I.INTRODUCTION

today’s scenario faces loads of challenges as lots of
controversial issues like illegal smuggling of goods, This project is to build a smart automated ration
corruption and adulterations in goods happens here in distribution system[1]. Which, we believe will suit the
the distribution centers in both rural and urban parts needs and necessity of the future modern world and
of India. These controversies include irregular people. Most of the people using ration shop to buy their
measurement of the goods, wrong entries in the monthly goods from the government use ration cards.
manual stock register of centers containing wrong Which, they use as a record to register the amount,
stock information of the commodities that are supplied quantity and type of goods purchased by them .Then, they
or delivered to the consumers, other times the actual get their commodities through weighing systems the
goods provided by the government for distribution whole process involves manual work and requires man-
does not reach the common people effectively as the power therefore, found to be time consuming which is a
information or data regarding the goods received by exhausting process. This usual process that we follow at
the ration centers and their availability in the centers present has a few drawbacks for example, the constant
for distribution can be altered by the workers of the issue faced by the common people is about the
ration centers which cannot be noted or recognized by unavailability of goods which usually happens due to the
the consumers as they have no access to the manual illegal smuggling of the goods by the ration shop workers
record of data. In our project we have replaced the and dealers of that particular locality[2]. And, also the
manual work done in the distribution centers by smart inaccurate measuring of the goods by the ration shop
measuring automated electronic device with the help workers knowingly or unknowingly i.e., human mistakes.
of Arduino microcontroller which measures the goods In which the commodities needed by the people does not
accurately and updates it in data base periodically reach them in a proper way. This proposed project known
about the availability of goods and information as Automatic ration machine helps people using ration
regarding the transactions done in a digitalized shops to buy their monthly household commodities in an
manner. Here, to have access to the information and enhanced manner by making the whole process smart,
data regarding the stock a main data base is created efficient, reliable, easy to use and most importantly
which can be access by both common consumers of prevents corruption, forgery and smuggling of goods by
that particular locality and by the government main the dealers and workers of the ration shop. In short, this
stream invigilators for distribution centers from their project ensures the efficient reach of the goods to the
head office. Therefore, this project ensures corruption common people as per their requirements. The proposed
free ration centers working system which will also project is an electronic device with smart features like
enhance the direct communication of the consumers IOT interfacing, smart measuring of goods, ration card
with the government and will defiantly provide scanner etc.., with the record of all the information
transparency. regarding the goods brought and delivered to the
consumers. Basic working of the device is that, it scans
Keywords— Automated Measurement; the smart ration card, knows the requirements of the
Digitalization; Accurate- Solid measuring module, consumer, gets the acknowledgment or confirmation
Liquid measuring module, online verification method. regarding the purchase, measures the needed good
accurately and delivers it to the consumer in a smart way.

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The whole process is digitalized and recorded in the main Container for Solid Arrangement
data base to avoid cheating in selling of goods. This
device also gives the details of the total amount of the The container for solid state such as rice and sugar
goods received, total amount of goods delivered and contained in a permanent block container from which the
amount of goods remaining in that shop to common solid materials flows into the temporary container which
people through just a click in order to have transparency contains a fixed diameter through which the solid
in the process. The consumer can also access the materials such as rice or sugar enter into the solid
availability of the goods in the shop of their locality arrangement.
through internet(IOT) through which they need not go
back and forth to the shop in reach of commodities during
their unavailability which saves people’s time and
increases the efficiency of the project.

II.MATERIALS AND METHODS

Automated Ration System is divided into two parts:

Hardware
The hardware system can be further sub-divided into
four parts:

Solid Measuring System

This setup is operated through a motor and valve[3]
mechanical timing arrangement interfaced with Arduino
Uno board. Where, the mechanical arrangement of solid Fig 1: Block Diagram of the Proposed Method
state system is controlled by L293D driver IC.
Open/Close Arrangement
Liquid Measuring System
This arrangement is done by connecting a liquid flow This arrangement contains a movable hand attached
sensor[4] with Arduino Uno with an AC pump attached to the 12V electrical DC motor which is powered by a DC
for measuring the liquid flow using pulses generated by source the movement of the hand controlled by the L293D
the liquid flow sensor. driver IC. It makes hand to make the shutter to open and
close. The signals from the driver are controlled by the
GSM Module arduino microcontroller.
This module is interfaced with Arduino to send SMS
to the card holder of the ration shop as a mode of security Liquid Container:
alert.
The liquid container consists of the main component
Security Setup which is AC pump which is operated by the Arduino
It consists of individual security modules for both board. The Arduino board is operated in DC and the
liquid and solid section and further for accessing the output is also in DC but the pump works in AC so for
online login system. This, security is provided through a connecting the board and the pump using the 5V-220V
unique number identification by a module designed to relay board. The measurements are done by liquid sensor
check and compare the number provided by the card which calculates the pulses by that calculates the liquid
holder and the main database. flow[5]. Arduino is programmed to control the total on
and off of the pump.
Software
The software demand for this project is as follows: Passcode:
Arduino embedded language for interfacing all
the hardware with the arduino software and its hardware The pass code is operated according to the
requirement board. programming done in the Arduino. Pass code is according
HTML and JAVA script along with the PHP for to the ration cards for the hardware and for the software
the development for online access of the system section the online webpage is having a unique password
information through internet. protection. The GSM module is interfaced with the
Arduino for giving an alert to the card holder.
III.BLOCK DIAGRAM AND SPECIFICATIONS
Login System:
Figure 1 shows the block diagram of the proposed
method and it consists of the following major parts: The login system is done by the HTML for the front
end and the background verification is done by the java
script and the database is managed by the PHP.

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IV.MECHANISM USED IN SOLID CONTROL AND sensor that is connected to the Arduino Uno board which
ACCESS DATABASE works by the coding that is dumped into the micro -
controller to perform the operation of accurate measuring
Solid Flow Control of the liquid commodities kerosene , oil etc[11]. The
basic principle by which the flow rate sensor works is by
This arrangement is controlled by arduino board the count of number of pulses.
consists of a mechanical hand and a motor the motor can
make the mechanical hand to move with some gear
arrangements. The mechanical hand is connected to a
shutter which opens and closes according to the comment
from the arduino[6]. The electrical DC 12V motor
operates in both direction which is done with the help of
an IC L293D[7].

Fig 3: Motor Shutter System for Solid Delivery

Fig 2: Mechanism for Solid Flow control

Access Database For Proposed System

We have designed the access system using the PHP

and java script. It can be achieved through android
application[8]. The entire system consists of two logins.
The database which is connected to it is MySQL [9].The
first login system is assigned for the main admin which is
the ration head for the ward. By that he/she can enter the
entire data about the persons in that locality or else they
can gain the database of the Aadhar card. The second
login is the login access for the user where he have to give
the Aadhar card number and specific password for log in, Fig 4: Shutter in Open State
on that screen they can view their details and amount of
goods thy can purchase for that month. The database we
created has many kind of fields for getting various inputs
of the user[10]. It can be view and verify by the
authorities.

V.HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION
Figure 3 shows the motor controlled valve setup
which is connected to a micro-controller that opens and
closes the metallic valve according to the command given
by the authorised user when the necessary conditions for
delivery of appropriate goods are satisfied. This,
arrangement is for the solid commodities i.e.., for rice,
wheat, sugar etc., Image of the metallic valve in the open
state is shown in Figure 4, from which the commodity is Fig 5: Flow rate sensor with Connecting Tube
under flow which is being collected by the consumer.
through, this arrangement accurate measure of goods can Figure 6 shows the entry access page of the database
be obtained by the user without any qualms about the that is created for the consumer access allocation by the
irregularities in the measurement. This, operation works administrator in charge to favor the authorized creation of
through a simple if/else condition set by the authorised consumer access of the device and required commodities.
administrator. Figure 5 shows water flow measurement

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Here, the admin has to provide his own admin identity in VI.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
order access the creation page. this is done for the
purpose of security. From table I and table II, it is obvious that the
proposed system ensures a maximum accuracy of 99%
while the distribution of liquid and an accuracy level of
87% was achieved during the distribution of solid goods.
In this paper, the identification of individual consumer,
accurate measuring of solid and liquid goods, access of
stock information and authentication regarding the
purchase is explained in detail. We believe that this
project will bring a change in the present society of India.
It will be a contribution to the scheme our country is
highly and efficiently undergoing “the Digital
India!”.And, also will enhance the scheme of “Corruption
Fig 6:Database admin login page free India!”This project can also became a part of e-
governance that India is under taking at present. It will
Figure 7 shows the consumer card creation page that make the process of buying commodities from ration shop
contains the information regarding the individual and smart, automated and time saving. And, will bring the
family requirements that needs to be filled by the transparency in the ration distribution system which will
consumer under the observation of the administrator in create a start of digital and corruption free India, which
order to efficiently use the AUTORAT system. will in turn create a bridge between the common people
and the government, through which the government will
earn the people’s trust and support to move forward a step
ahead to make India a developed country.

VII.CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK

This proposed project is for the benefit of common
people and the government. The device find’s its
application in the ration shop run by the government.
Also, this project’s electronic device can also be modified
and made to be used in the glossaries shops and markets
as a vending machine for measuring commodities in a
Fig 7:Database for consumer creation smart and automated manner which saves workers and
time employed for the process of measuring and delivery
TABLE I. ACCURACY TABLE FOR LIQUID of goods. Also, when implemented in the Ration shops
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM across Tamil Nadu, the government official can have a
Exp check on the on-going of each and every transaction done
Actu Percentag
No.of. ected in the ration shops from their head office and this access
al Level e of Accuracy
Trials Level of information privilege is given to every citizen of India
(ml) %
(ml) as a Right to Information under the Act of Consumer
1 1000 950 95 Rights.
2 1000 948 94.8
3 1000 990 99 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
4 1000 950 95
5 1000 975 97.5 We thank the Department of Electronics and
Communication Engineering of Kalasalingam
TABLE II. ACCURACY TABLE FOR SOLID University,(Kalasalingam Academy of Research and
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Education ), Tamil Nadu, India for permitting to use the
Expe Act computational facilities available in Centre for Research
cted ual Percentage in Signal Processing and VLSI Design which was setup
No.of. with the support of the Department of Science and
Level Level of Accuracy
Trials Technology (DST), New Delhi under FIST Program in
(gra (gra %
m) m) 2013 (Reference No: SR/FST/ETI-336/2013 dated
November 2013).
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