One of the major schemes among these is the ration card system through which crores of people are taking advantage of food security. The government has started the facility of e-KYC to make this process more simple and digital. The special thing is that the government has once again extended the deadline for getting e-KYC done for ration card holders.

Ration Card e-KYC process and last date

It is mandatory for ration card holders to get e-KYC done. Without e-KYC, the ration card can be cancelled due to which the benefits of this scheme will not be available. Earlier the last date for e-KYC was 31 December 2024 but now it has been extended to February 2025.

Ways to get e-KYC done

Go to your nearest ration dealer and submit all the required documents through the ration dealer. This includes the Aadhaar card, mobile number and identity proof of the ration card family members.

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— Department of Food & Public Distribution (@fooddeptgoi) December 20, 2024

Use of Ration Card Portal 2.0

• Download “Ration Card Portal 2.0” app from Google Play Store.
• Open the app and enter your mobile number and captcha.
• Complete the process by entering OTP

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The government has said that all the ineligible ration card holders who are taking advantage of the free ration scheme are being immediately removed from this scheme. The facility of free ration is for the poor and needy and not for all sections. At present, the government has identified lakhs of people who will not get the benefit of free ration.

Currently 10 lakh people have been identified

In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar alone, the names of about 10 lakh ineligible cardholders have been marked. According to media reports, the ration cards of all those who are ineligible and still avail the benefit of free ration will be canceled by the government. It is being investigated across the country.

Who will not get free ration?

According to the information received from NFSA, any cardholder who pays income tax or otherwise is not eligible to get free ration. All these people will not get the benefit of free ration facility. According to government information, those people who have more than 10 bighas of land will not get the benefit of free ration.

Ration cards will be canceled

Apart from this, people who are running good business. That means they are earning more than Rs 3 lakh every year. These people will also not get the benefit of government ration. Preparations are being made to cancel the cards of all such ineligible ration card holders who are taking advantage of the free ration facility.

The scheme was started during the Corona period

During the Corona period, the government had started free ration facility to help the poor. To ensure that no person sleeps hungry, the government had started the facility of free ration. About 80 crore people across the country are taking advantage of the free ration facility. At present, the government has extended the date of free ration to 31 December 2023, but it is expected that it can be extended further.

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The Central Government is running the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to provide food grains every month to more than 80 crore poor people of the country. Under the scheme, fixed ration material is distributed every month to the ration card holders according to the number of family members.

 Ration card is not only used to get ration, but ration card works as an identity card and from opening a bank account to government schemes and private schemes, it is accepted as a citizen’s identity card. If there is a new member in your house and his name is not registered in the Ration Card Update, then its process has become very easy. Offline and online method can be adopted to register the name in the ration card.

How much food items are available on the ration card?

The central government gives 5 kg of wheat and rice free of cost per unit per month to the ration card holders. That is, if there are 5 members in your house, then each member gets 25 kg of wheat and rice per month according to 5 kg of wheat. Apart from this, the state governments also give salt, oil etc. apart from food grains on per unit basis on the ration card.

Process and documents to add a new name in the ration card

New name is added in the ration card only when a child is born or a newly married woman enters the house. To add names, the process which you find easy can be adopted in offline and online. Keep in mind that some documents will be necessary to add a new name, including marriage certificate in case of marriage, birth certificate in case of birth of a child, affidavit, passport size photo.

How to apply online to add name in ration card

• First of all go to the nearest CSC center or visit the official food department website of your state and download Form No. 3.
• Now fill the complete information of the ration card in Form-3, along with all the information of the person whose name is to be added, the information of the head has also to be entered.
• Put thumb impression or signature along with filling the form.
• After filling the application form, upload it at the CSC center or on the official website of the Food Department.
• After this, after verifying the information given in the form, the new name will be added to the ration card.

Offline application method to add name in ration card

1. If you are unable to apply online to add a new name in the ration card, then you can also apply offline.
2. For this, first of all you have to go to the circle office, block headquarters or municipality of your city. From where you can take ration card form number-3.
3. Now fill the form carefully. Attach all the documents asked for in it.
4. After filling the form, submit it to the concerned office.
5. After the submission of the form, on completion of the verification process, a new name will be added to the ration card.

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World Food Programme: If you have your own ration dealer’s shop then this news will make you happy. Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said that the government is considering various options to make ration shops vibrant,

modern and profitable by enabling them to offer more products and services in addition to operating in the PDS system. The Food Ministry organized a seminar to deliberate on initiatives to make Ration Shops (FPS) more vibrant and economically more profitable organizations.

60,000 Dealers The secretary, who has become a CSC,

stressed that ration shops should move with the times and become ‘modern sales centres’. He said that the dealers of ration shops can start working as Common Service Center (CSC). Already 60,000 dealers have become CSCs and they can also be banking correspondents. He said the Center has written to states to allow ration shop dealers to stock non-PDS goods like FMCG products and many states have already given permission.

There are about 5.3 lakh ration shops in the country.

Chopra said the government has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and the World Food Program to optimize the routes of these fair price shops to reduce transportation charges and save on food subsidies.

is included. Giving information about this workshop, the Food Secretary said that there are about 5.3 lakh ration shops in the country, out of which about one lakh are run by cooperatives and self-help groups, while about 10,000 ration shops are run by panchayats. Have been Private people are running more than three lakh ration shops.

Government increased dealers’ margin

The Secretary informed that these ration shop dealers have complained in the past that distribution of only food grains under NFSA was not really an economically viable proposition for them. Chopra highlighted that the Central Government has already increased the dealers’ margin and encouraged the States/UTs to participate in the same on their part.

He said, ‘What we are trying to do is to ensure that they are able to become multi-service organizations. Therefore, fair price shop dealers should not remain dealers of essential commodities under NFSA, rather they can also tie up with other organizations.

Chopra said that ration shop dealers can tie up with organizations like CSC. The secretary said, “This is being done in many states, especially in Gujarat, which is giving very good results. He is associated with Common Service Centers, a dealer of some ration shops, and is earning Rs 50,000 a month. Which I think is a very good amount for any dealer.

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According to the information received from the Central Government, the ration cards of lakhs of people across the country will be cancelled. That is, now lakhs of people of the country will not get the facility of free ration. Let’s know the latest update.

10 lakh cards will be canceled

The government has informed that about 10 lakh people in the country are fraudulently taking advantage of the free ration scheme. A list of these people has also been prepared by the department. Now the ration cards of all these people will be cancelled. Let us tell you that under this, the ration cards of about 10 lakh people have been marked.

The cards of these people will be cancelled

According to NFSA, the names of people who are card holders and pay income tax or who have more than 10 bighas of land will be cut off from the list. Not only this, such people will also get free ration. There are many card holders who do business by taking free ration, their card will also be cancelled.

The list will go to the dealer

Let us tell you that according to the rules of the government, the complete list of ineligible people will be sent to the dealer, so that even by mistake the dealer will not give ration to these people. Not only this, after marking the names of such people, the dealers will send their reports to the district headquarters. After which the cards of these people will be cancelled.

80 crore people are getting the benefit of this scheme

It is noteworthy that more than 80 crore people of the country are getting the benefit of this scheme of the government. In such a situation, there are some people who are taking advantage of this scheme in a fake way. But the government is now showing strictness about these people. Their cards will not only be cancelled, but recovery will also be made from them.

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After the corona epidemic, the government has provided many facilities, including food grains, free of cost to the ration card holders. The amount of ration is provided by the government only on the basis of the number of members. In such a situation, it is necessary that in the ration card, all the members of the family and on the arrival of any new member, his name is attached. So let’s know how you can add your or any new family member’s name in minutes sitting at home.

Apply online like this

Most of the state governments are providing the facility of adding name in the ration card online these days. In this case, you go to the official website of the Food Supply Department of your state. On the website, you will easily get the link to add online name in ration card. Click on that link and fill in all the required information for the new member.

 However, you must also have the necessary documents with you to complete this process. If you do not have the required documents, you will not be able to apply. Take a print out of the application form and submit it to the concerned office. The concerned authority will add your family member’s name in the ration card after checking your application. Let us tell you, the ration card is also considered as an important identity card. You can apply to create your other documents with its help.

These documents will be needed 

Before adding the name of the new family member in the ration card, prepare some documents. By doing this you will be able to easily add the name of your new member. Let us know which documents will be required. 

Documents for adding the name of the child

1. father’s ration card
2. child’s birth certificate
3. ID proof of parents

Documents to add bride’s name

1. Marriage certificate
2. husband’s ration card
3. Aadhar card

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