Odisha Makes History: India’s First Rice ATM Launched in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at revolutionizing the public distribution system (PDS), Odisha has become the first state in India to introduce a ‘Rice ATM’. This automated teller machine, capable of dispensing rice, was inaugurated by Odisha’s Minister for Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, Krushna Chandra Patra, at Mancheswar in Bhubaneswar. The launch of…