Anantapur: As part of strengthening public distribution system, advanced e-POS machines are being distributed to 1,645 fair price shop dealers across Anantapur district, Joint Collector Shiv Narayan Sharma announced.

He distributed new machines to dealers from Atmakur, Kuderu, and Garladinne mandals at Krishna Kalakshetram in Anantapur on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, Sharma said the newly introduced e-POS machines are based on Android microcontrollers and equipped with Aadhaar-enabled biometric authentication, touchscreen interface, and advanced data processing capabilities. He emphasised that these machines will ensure transparency, accuracy, and real-time recording of every transaction during the distribution of essential commodities under the Public Distribution System (PDS).

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