(1) The State Government shall, within thc number of SU'c*yrrnm'fD pmprrc guule:tW.
persons determined under section 9 for the rural and urban areas. mdl, ,daeh identify- ~ c ~ o ~ ~ I ~ ~QY\c!",~AS
(a) the households ro be covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana to the extent specified under sub-section ( I ) o fsec~ion 3.
in accordance with the guidelines applicable to the said scheme;
(bj the remaining households as priority households to be covcrcd undcr the 'Targeted Public Dinribution Sysrctn. in accordance with such guidelines as the State Government may specify:
Provided that Lhe State Govemment may, as soon as possible, but wilhin such period not exceeding one hundred and eighty Jays, after the commencement of the Ordinance, identify the eligiblc households in accordance with the guidelines framed under this subsection:
Providcd further that the State Government shall wminuc to receive the allocation of foodgrains from the Central Government undcr the existing Targeted Public Distribution System, till the identification of such households is complcte.
(2) The State Government shall update the list of eligiblc households. within the number of persons determined under section 9 for the mra! and urban areas, in accordance with the guiddincs framed under sub-section (1).
Publrslanand d r r p t y o r ~ ~ t or
11. 'She State Government shall place the list of the identified d~grb~c eligible households in the public domain and display it prominently.
h o w h o ~ CHAFTER V REFORMS W TARGETED PUBLlC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Rcfnmr m 12. (1) The Central and State Governments shall endeavour to Torgad Fubt!c ,,a,, progressively undertake nem+ary reforms in the Targeted Public SYnm Distribution System in consonance with Ibe role envisaged for them in this Ordinance.
(2) The reforms shall, inter alia, include-
(a) doorstep delivery of foodgrains to the Targeted Public Distribution System outlets;
(b) application of information and communication technology tools including end-to-end computerisation in order to ensure tmsparent reoording of transactions ac all leveis, and to prevent diversion;
(c) leveraging "aadhaar" for unique identification. with biometric informdion of entitled beneficiaries for proper rargeting of benefits under this Ordinance;
(J) full vansparency of records,
(e) preference to public instiMions or public bodin such as Panchayats, self help groups. cooperatives, in licensing of fair pricc shops and management of fair price shops by women or their collectives;
V) diversification of commodities distributed under the Public Disrribution System over a period of time;
(g) supporl to local public distribution models and grains banks;
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(h) introducing schcmes, such as, cash transfer, food coupons.
or other schemcs, to &c targeted beneficiaries ifl lieu of their roodgrain entitlements sptcitied in Chapter 11. in such area and manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
CHAPTER VI WOMEN EMPOWERMEM
13. ( I ) The eldest woman who is not less than eightccn y w s of agc, wO"mofcl@a ymn of a p or in every cligible household, shall be head of the household for the abovembchcadoi purpose of issue of tation cards. houxho~d for pu- of uruc or mtmn cards
(2) Where a household at any time docs not have a woman or a woman of eighteen years of age or above, but has a female member below the age of eighteen yean, then, the eldest male member of the household shall be the head of the household for the purpose of inue of ration card and the female member, on attaining the age of eighteen years, shall become the head of the household for such ration cards iri placc of such male member.
CHAPTER V11 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM
14. Every State Government shall put in place an internal grievance "- En-e r c d d redressal mechanism which may indude call centres, hclp lines, ,h, designation of nodal offcers, or such other mechanism as may be prescribed.