Under the scheme, beneficiaries receive their Public Distribution System (PDS) entitlement as a digital token in a wallet issued through the Reserve Bank of India's central bank digital currency (CBDC) framework, instead of collecting physical grain at a ration shop.
India CBDC food subsidy pilot to expand to Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu by June, aims to cut leakages and boost transparent PDS delivery
