Alert: 9 lakh ration card holders will not get free ration after March 31, know the reason

A major announcement has been issued for ration card holders: 909,285 beneficiaries in the district have yet to complete their e-KYC. The Food and Consumer Protection Department has warned that those who fail to do so by March 31, 2025, will be removed from the ration card list and will no longer receive their share of subsidized food grains.

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Despite multiple deadline extensions, many consumers have not linked their Aadhaar or completed their e-KYC. Authorities have made it clear—this is the final deadline, and there will be no further extensions. Starting April 1, 2025, names of non-compliant members will be removed from ration cards.

e-KYC Process and Options

The district has 3,443,031 consumers across 18 blocks, and as per the National Food Security Act, Aadhaar-based e-KYC is mandatory. Initially, the process was conducted through POS machines at ration shops, but due to technical issues, the government introduced facial e-KYC.

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Now, ration card holders can complete their e-KYC for free at any JVP vendor’s shop using an e-POS machine. Additionally, beneficiaries can perform e-KYC from home using mobile applications like Mera e-KYC and AadhaarFaced.

Final Call to Beneficiaries

District Magistrate Rajiv Roshan has urged all ration card holders to ensure Aadhaar seeding is completed for every family member before March 31. Vinodanand Jha, president of the Fair Price Dealer Association, emphasized that consumers should not wait until the last minute and can now conveniently use the mobile app to complete their e-KYC from home.

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To avoid losing ration benefits, consumers must act immediately and complete their Aadhaar seeding or e-KYC at any public distribution center or online.