Ration Card e-KYC Alert: Complete Now or Lose Your Rice!

• Civil Supplies Department intensifies e-KYC for ration cardholders to ensure welfare schemes reach eligible persons.
• Failure to complete e-KYC will result in the stoppage of ration rice for beneficiaries.
• e-KYC aims to remove ineligible individuals (deceased, migrated) and bring transparency to the Public Distribution System.
• In Medchal district, 29% (6,37,852 people) still need to complete e-KYC; deadline extended. Children under five are exempt.
• Beneficiaries must visit ration shops with Aadhaar and ration cards for fingerprint or iris scan; service is free.