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ELECTRONIC RATION CARDS: The smart cards will even carry details of the monthly entitlement of each poor family when they buy things at subsidised rates from fair price shops.

ELECTRONIC RATION CARDS: The smart cards will even carry details of the monthly entitlement of each poor family when they buy things at subsidised rates from fair price shops.

Haryana to replace ration cards with smart cards

The Haryana government has formulated a Rs1.53-billion plan to replace nearly 5.2 million ration cards in the state with smart cards. Once implemented, Haryana will become the first state in the country to have smart cards for the public distribution system, state government officials said.

GETTING SMART: With these smart cards, all kinds of government payments would be channelised.

Banks to help rural India get smart

Prepaid biometric smart cards to serve as a centralised core banking system, to facilitate rural credit bureau.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/banks-to-help-rural-india-get-smart/22496-7.html

IT SAVVY: About 500 sex workers in Karnataka have smart cards that prompt them to get regular health check ups.

Smart IT solutions for sex workers

Sex workers in Karnataka are now swiping their newly acquired smart cards to get discounts on daily purchases.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/smart-it-solutions-for-sex-workers/15766-3.html

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