‘Bio-metric system in PDS shops not conducive for senior citizens’
The Hindu
The Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu, has urged the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection to introduce alternative means of verifying a person’s identity in ration shops as the
The Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu, has urged the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection to introduce alternative means of verifying a person’s identity in ration shops as the bio-metric system of taking fingerprints was posing hardship to senior citizens.
In a resolution adopted at its annual general body meeting, the council said many senior citizens faced difficulties as their fingerprints have faded and could not be read by devices. The council suggested iris scan as an alternative for identity verification.
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