Why tribal communities in Kerala are at the receiving end of digital disconnect
Her fingerprints could not be matched with the electronic point-of-sale scanner at the local fair price shop to authenticate her identity. “Since the names of none of her immediate family members are on the ration card, Ms. Karutha is forced to depend on her neighbours and other relatives for foodgrains now,” says one of the activists.
- ▪Her fingerprints could not be matched with the electronic point-of-sale scanner at the local fair price shop to authenticate her identity.
- ▪“Since the names of none of her immediate family members are on the ration card, Ms.
- ▪Karutha is forced to depend on her neighbours and other relatives for foodgrains now,” says one of the activists.
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Karutha, a senior citizen from Pathrachal tribal settlement located in Edavaka grama panchayat of Mananthavady in Wayanad district of Kerala, has not been receiving foodgrains under the public distribution system (PDS) for over six months now.When tribal welfare activists tried to address this, they found a tricky problem. Her fingerprints could not be matched with the electronic point-of-sale scanner at the local fair price shop to authenticate her identity. “Since the names of none of her immediate family members are on the ration card, Ms. Karutha is forced to depend on her neighbours and other relatives for foodgrains now,” says one of the activists.
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