e-Rawanna, Khanij Mitra, FCI Hafed, Anna Darpan — what's the difference
Four government-portal terms weighbridge buyers mix up constantly, sorted out in one place — what each one is, who has to use it, and which of our integration guides to read next.
For anyone who has heard all four terms in the same sales call and isn't sure which applies to them
If you're evaluating weighbridge software in India, you've probably heard "e-Rawanna," "Khanij Mitra," "FCI Hafed," and "Anna Darpan" used in the same breath — sometimes by the same vendor, sometimes interchangeably, sometimes incorrectly. They aren't four names for one thing. They're two unrelated government systems, one of which has a generic name and a state-specific implementation. This page sorts out which is which in under five minutes, then points you to the full integration guide for whichever one applies to you.
Quick answer: the four terms at a glance
| Term | What it actually is | Domain | Who needs it |
|---|---|---|---|
| e-Rawanna | The generic name for an electronic mineral-transit permit | Mining | Anyone dispatching minerals from a mining lease, in any state that has digitised the process |
| Khanij Mitra | Uttarakhand's specific portal that issues e-Rawanna passes | Mining | Mining lessees dispatching from Uttarakhand specifically |
| FCI Hafed | The central + Haryana-state procurement system for buying grain from farmers | Grain procurement | Yards weighing wheat/paddy at the point farmers sell it |
| Anna Darpan | A state public-distribution-system portal tracking grain after procurement | Grain distribution | Godowns and transit yards moving already-procured grain to fair-price shops |
The short version: e-Rawanna and Khanij Mitra are both about mining — one is the permit, the other is the (Uttarakhand-specific) portal that issues it. FCI Hafed and Anna Darpan are both about grain — one is procurement (buying from farmers), the other is distribution (moving grain onward to ration shops). A yard that only does one of these two jobs only ever needs one of the two portals in its category.
e-Rawanna
The general name for an electronic transit pass issued when a truck dispatches minor minerals — sand, gravel, stone, and similar — out of a mining lease. It replaces the older paper "rawanna" (dispatch challan). Several states have digitised their own version of it; the portal that issues the pass differs state to state even though the pass is commonly called "e-Rawanna" in all of them.
This is the term that causes the most confusion, because it names the permit, not a specific piece of software. Uttarakhand's version is issued through Khanij Mitra (below). Other mining states — Rajasthan and Haryana among them — run their own separate e-Rawanna-style systems through their own state mining department portals, with different credentialing and API details. "We support e-Rawanna" is not, by itself, a specific enough claim from a vendor — always ask which state's implementation they mean.
Khanij Mitra
A web portal operated by the Directorate of Geology and Mining, Government of Uttarakhand. It's the specific system that issues e-Rawanna passes for mineral dispatch out of Uttarakhand mining leases, and it's integrated with the lessee's royalty and cess accounting.
If your mining lease is in Uttarakhand, Khanij Mitra is the portal your weighbridge software needs to talk to. Eagle Weigh's live integration is with Khanij Mitra specifically — see the full buyer's checklist for credentialing, hardware requirements, and vendor red flags before you sign anything.
FCI Hafed
FCI is the Food Corporation of India, the central agency that procures, stores, and distributes grain. Hafed is the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation, which procures on FCI's behalf within Haryana. "FCI Hafed integration" means syncing weighbridge data — truck weight, slip number, grain grade, party — into the procurement portal both bodies use to manage payment and dispatch.
This is a procurement system — it applies at the point a farmer or commission agent sells grain into the government system, not afterward. See the full FCI Hafed integration walk-through for the workflow, data fields, and preconditions.
Anna Darpan
A state public-distribution-system portal that tracks grain after it has already been procured — stocking, transfer between godowns, and final movement to fair-price shops. Most state civil-supplies departments use it or a closely related, state-branded system; the central FCI uses a related but distinct system (FCI Hafed) for the procurement side.
This is a distribution system — it applies downstream of procurement, at godowns and transit yards moving grain that's already been bought. See the full Anna Darpan integration guide for the consignment workflow and the states currently live on it.
Which one applies to your yard
- You run a mining lease and dispatch trucks with mineral on board → you need e-Rawanna, and if your lease is in Uttarakhand specifically, that means Khanij Mitra.
- You weigh trucks at the point a farmer or agent sells wheat/paddy into government procurement → you need FCI Hafed.
- You weigh trucks moving already-procured grain onward — godown to godown, or godown to fair-price shop → you need Anna Darpan (or your state's equivalent PDS portal).
- You do more than one of the above at the same site — for example, an FCI procurement yard that also serves as a PDS transit godown — you need both integrations running simultaneously. EagleOS handles this from a single install; the operator switches modes from the menu.
Common mix-ups, answered
Once you know which of these applies to your site, the linked guides above go deep on credentials, timelines, and vendor questions to ask before you sign. Or see the full EagleOS software suite for how Eagle Weigh's own integrations are built.
Last updated: July 2026 · Eagle Weigh editorial team
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