States across the country are taking steps towards providing digital identities to beneficiaries of their Public Distribution System. In doing so, use of Aadhaar based biometrics seems to be the preferred choice of method. However, this method has been widely criticized for several reasons such...

Despite substantial expenditure, food security programs in developing countries suffer from several inefficiencies that prevent beneficiaries from receiving their entitlements in entirety. Some of these inefficiencies are attributable to the monopoly power wielded by agents involved in the...

Problem definition: Last-mile delivery in public food security programs is executed through pre assigned agents who enjoy monopoly power over beneficiaries. When coupled with weak government monitoring, agents do not have incentives to adhere to stipulated service standards, leading to reduced...