The Smartcard based Vending Machine was deployed in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) in March 2008. It is meant for people who are holding the IIT Kanpur SmartID card. This vending machine contains a total of four channels that are capable of dispensing cardamom tea, coffee, tomato soup, etc. Machine is operated by a computer which has special software installed on it. There is a Vending administrator, who manages the machine and loads the smartID cards with cash. Users need to upload their SmartID card with some prepaid cash from the Vending authority. This card is then used to dispense beverages at the vending kiosk. Payment of beverages is done with SmartID card only. There are a total of 140 users of the vending machine in CSE Department till January 2009. Users are encouraged to bring their own cups so that there will be less use of disposable plastic and other junk.The Vending Machine was implemented by the project group of Smartcard based ID system in CSE Department.