RationBolt
⚡ Demo Environment — Illustrative data for hackathon evaluation

Ration without
the waiting.

Get a token, follow the live queue and arrive closer to your turn.

Independent hackathon prototype. Not an official government application.

How It Works

1

Get a token

Find your ration shop and take a digital token in seconds.

2

Watch your queue

See your position, how many people are ahead, and when to leave.

3

Arrive when it's your turn

No more standing in line for hours. Come when you're needed.

Smart Arrival

When should I leave?

Your token holds your place in the queue. You don't need to stand at the shop. RationBolt tells you when to head there — so you arrive closer to your turn.

Your position

#37

Estimated wait

~28 min

Leave by

10:27 AM

Notify at

5 remaining

Timing is estimated from queue activity and can change.

RationBolt Assist

Don't just give citizens a token.
Tell them what to do next.

RationBolt Assist understands your queue and shop context and turns it into a simple next step.

Queue ruk gayi kya?

Yes, the queue is currently paused. Reason: Network issue.

Your token: #47

Currently serving: #28

Your token is still active and safe. We'll let you know when the queue resumes.

Main kab niklu?

Your token: #47

People before you: 18

Estimated wait: ~36 min

You don't need to stand at the shop. We'll tell you when it's time to leave.

💬 Try clicking the green chat button →

Demo AI

This is a real service problem.

Digital systems improved ration distribution. The last mile still has friction. RationBolt focuses on the moment between leaving home and receiving ration.

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Government records already document multiple pain points.

Irregular distribution
Short weight
Shop not opening regularly
PoS technical problems
Pricing concerns

Source: Government of Bihar / Social Audit Society

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Connectivity still matters at the shop.

17,151 of 17,235 FPSs had ePoS installed; 84 were using a mobile/manual process due to low or unavailable network.

RationBolt must degrade gracefully and must never assume perfect connectivity.

Source: Telangana Socio Economic Outlook 2024

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Scale makes clarity important.

~3.63 Cr

Ration Cards

78,326

FPS Shops

Source: Official UP AePDS dashboard snapshot

What changes for a citizen?

The Difference is Clear

Before RationBolt

"I don't know when the shop is open."
"I don't know how long I'll wait."
"I have to stand there to keep my place."
"The queue suddenly stops."
"I don't know where to report a problem."

With RationBolt

See if the shop is open from home.
Get a digital token in seconds.
See your position — know how many are ahead.
Get notified when it's almost your turn.
Record a service issue easily.

RationBolt Pulse

See how busy the shops are

A live operational view — status, queues, and patterns at a glance.

Built for Fair Price Shops

Operator Console

A simple dashboard for FPS operators — call next, mark completions, handle skips, pause and resume the queue.

Call Next
Complete
Skip / Recall
Pause / Resume
Schedules
95 Token Capacity
Live Queue View
Operational Alerts

Complement. Don't replace.

Designed to work alongside India's existing PDS, ePoS and ONORC systems — not replace them.

Existing Public Systems

PDSONORCePoSState AePDSMera RationGrievance Portals
RationBolt

Last-mile coordination layer

Know

Plan

Arrive

Understand

Report

Designed to complement existing systems — not replace them.

A ration visit should not cost someone their whole morning.

Amina needs ration. Here's what her morning could look like with RationBolt.

8:15 AM

Amina checks her phone.

Sri Lakshmi FPS is open. 22 people ahead. About 45 min wait.

8:16 AM

She gets a token.

Token #49. She doesn't need to travel yet.

9:30 AM

Queue is at #40.

Only 8 people left. RationBolt says: leave now.

9:50 AM

Amina arrives.

Token #49 is almost next. No long wait.

10:02 AM

Served.

Total time at shop: about 12 minutes.

Illustrative scenario — not a real user story.

Start with one shop. Scale to millions.

Designed for a model that can scale if validated through supervised pilots.

One shop
One neighbourhood
One district
One city
Multiple states
National last-mile layer

What RationBolt is — and isn't.

RationBolt IS

  • Queue coordination
  • Shop visibility
  • Smart arrival
  • Citizen guidance
  • Operator workflow
  • Service visibility

RationBolt IS NOT

  • Official government application
  • Replacement for PDS
  • Replacement for ONORC
  • Replacement for ePoS
  • Aadhaar authentication system
  • Official grievance-resolution authority

Make the ration visit predictable.

RationBolt starts with one simple idea: people should know when to go, not spend their day waiting.

Built by Sayeed, a Class XI student from Hyderabad. Student-built civic technology prototype.