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ABSTRACT
Each digitization wave has a specific set of social and economic impacts. Computing, broadband, and mobile telephony networks have been instrumental in relaxing industry scalability constraints, thereby allowing traditional sectors of the economy to grow more rapidly. The alleviation of the resource constraint has led to increased demand for labor in service industries, (e.g., financial services, education, health care, etc.) although it also had a positive effect in manufacturing. Finally, the first wave appears to have had an impact on the growth of household income, and the facilitation of social inclusion (access to information, government services, and entertainment content).

Keywords: Technology, Information.

Received : 4th June 2019 

Accepted : 15th June 2019
Published : 25th July 2019

ABSTRACT
India is on the path of digitalization. Each aspect of the economy is transmitted to digitally. The Indian customers are fast going digital- snapping smartphones and tablets. The government at the Centre and in the States are also being doing their bit by building digital infrastructure to bridge the mile network gap. Digitization of PDS is one among them. The Public Distribution System is recognized as a permanent feature of the Indian economy and evolved for the distribution of essential commodities at reasonable prices and the management of emergencies. The PDS in India is the largest distribution machinery in the world. However, there are numerous problems associated with the Public Distribution System in terms of quality, quantity, storage, management, etc. Those problems create a hindrance to the effective and efficient working of the system. To overcome the problems the Government of India made major reforms in PDS in 2015, digitisation of ration cards. The prime focus of Digitization reform is to make PDS more transparent and leak-free. The paper attempts to study the significance of Digitization in PDS and the different types of reforms in the Digitization process.

Keywords: PDS, Digitization, Leakage, Diversion

Received : 08th June 2019 

Accepted : 15th June 2019
Published : 25th July 2019

Abstract 
India is in the path of digitalisation. Each aspect of the economy is transmitting to digital. The Indian customers are fast going digital- snapping smart phones and tablets. Government at the Centre and in States are also being doing their bit by building digital infrastructure to bridge the mile network gap. Digitization of PDS is one among them. Public Distribution System is recognized as a permanent feature of the Indian economy and evolved for distribution of essential commodities at reasonable prices and management of emergency situations. The PDS in India is the largest distribution machinery in the world. But there are numerous problems associated with the Public Distribution System in terms of quality, quantity, storage, management etc. Those problems create a hindrance in the effective and efficient working of the system. To overcome the problems the Government of India made major reforms in PDS in 2015, digitisation of ration cards. The prime focus of Digitization reform is to make PDS more transparent and leak free. The paper makes an attempt to study the significance of Digitization in PDS and the different types of reforms in the Digitization process.
Keywords: PDS, Digitization, Leakage, Diversion