called odd har or the foundation in hindi it was meant to ensure the smooth delivery of public services especially welfare and subsidized food for the poor but many are saying it's ended up doing exactly the opposite our india correspondent sagna the car traveled to the eastern state of georgia to find out more. a fair price shop in a village in eastern india. it's where those below the poverty line can get subsidized food from the government a kilogram of rice costs just one groupie or less than ten euro cents here. known as ration shops outlets like these are the backbone of india's vast public distribution system now the government has linked the disposal of food with technology to the most secure distribution of benefits in recent years millions of indians have signed up for the biometric id system called a car that captures and stores the fingerprints and iris scans then issued