TNPSC Thervupettagam

Franz Edelman Award 2026

February 11 , 2026 19 hrs 0 min 19 0
  • India’s “Anna Chakra” digital logistics system has been selected as a finalist for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award.
  • Anna Chakra is a decision-support system that improves food-grain movement under the Public Distribution System (PDS).
  • It was developed by the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) with the World Food Programme (WFP) and IIT-Delhi.
  • The system was launched nationally in December 2025.
  • It supports over 81 crore Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries in India.
  • The Franz Edelman Award is a global award in operations research and analytics.

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