Online Storage Management system

Online Storage Management (OSM)”


               Central government is set to roll out a digital system called “Online Storage Management (OSM)” from April 1, 2022 in a bid to bring in operational efficiency in storage, movement and distribution of food grains under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). 

  Online Storage Management System:-

            The online storage management system would provide real time data .The Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution with its principal agency, FCI, has developed a roadmap to roll out Online Storage Management (OSM) in the country.

                 The OSM envisages putting in place a single source of information for the food grains stored in the country for central pool through integrating State portals with the central portal.


                   The OSM will develop an ecosystem of storage management applications across the DCP States, each being capable of capturing the Minimum Storage Specifications (MSS).

Minimum Storage Specifications:-

                  These MSSs , which have been identified through intense and elaborate discussions with the concerned States and FCI are : capability to compute storage capacity , depict storage point-wise stock position, stack-wise, truck-wise linkage, quality parameters. This would help in route optimization for distribution as well.


                     This exercise, expected to be completed by Mar’22, will improve efficiency and transparency in stocking, storage, movement and distribution of foodgrains.

It will help in driving down costs of food storage and distribution by checking leakages in the entire process.

It will also enable the Government with readily available information for both monitoring and fast-paced decision making to benefit the stakeholders, especially PDS consumer whose welfare is the priority of the government.


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