The central government provides ration to about 80 crore people in the country every month. If you are also taking advantage of this government scheme, then this news is of use to you. To get a free ration, you will have to get your ration card e-KYC done. The last date for KYC is 30 June. Ration card holders who will not get KYC done by this date will not get ration in July. KYC will be free at the Public Distribution System shop / Fair Price Shop.

The government has made KYC mandatory to stop the malpractices in this scheme and to give rations to the entitled people on time. What is happening now is that many families are also taking ration of their dead members. At the same time, in some cases, some members of the family are living somewhere else from their native place. Their family members are taking ration in their name at the native place, while they are taking free ration at another place. To stop this irregularity and to identify the right beneficiaries, KYC has now been made mandatory.

Biometric KYC of all members
For ration card KYC, biometric KYC of all the people including the head of the family holding the ration card will be done. That is, fingerprints of all will be taken. This work will be done by the ration dealer/depot holder at the public distribution system shop. The ration card holder will not have to pay any money for this. The KYC will also be done with the help of the same POS machine on which ration is being given by putting thumb or finger.

Suppose there are names of a total of five members on the ration card of a family and one member does not give a fingerprint, that is, he does not get KYC done, then in such a situation, the name of that member will be removed from the ration card and ration will continue to be given in the name of the remaining members. In this way, only four members will get a ration instead of five.

Aadhaar and ration card numbers is necessary
For KYC, the ration card number and Aadhaar number will have to be given at the public distribution system shop. All the members of the family whose name is on the ration card will have to give their fingerprints and register the Aadhaar number. Just getting the KYC of the head of the family alone will not work.

Aadhaar should also be updated
Your Aadhaar card should be updated to get the KYC of the ration card done. The ration card will be updated according to the biometrics recorded in it. In such a situation, if the biometrics in your Aadhaar card are not updated, then you will have to get it updated first.

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