The government is taking steps to improve the ration distribution system. All ration card holders have to complete their e-KYC by June 30, 2025. If they do not do so, their name can be removed from the ration card and subsidized ration can be stopped.

Ration Card E-KYC Update

This process is done through an Aadhar card, where the identity of the ration card holder and all his family members is verified. E-KYC will ensure that the benefits of ration reach only the right and poor people. The government had earlier set the deadline for this as March 31, 2025, but many people faced technical problems and a lack of information. So now it has been extended to June 30, 2025.

How to update?

You can complete this process both offline and online. For the offline process, you have to go to your nearest ration shop or public service center. There you have to take your ration card and the Aadhaar cards of all the family members with you. Your biometric verification (such as thumb impression or face scanning) will be done through the POS machine at the ration shop. After this, your ration card will be linked to Aadhaar. For the online process, you can use apps like Mera Ration or Aadhaar Face RD. Download these apps from Google Play Store, enter your Aadhaar number and complete the verification through OTP. Then turn on the camera for face scanning and complete the process.

Beneficiary's ration card may be canceled

If the beneficiaries do not complete e-KYC by June 30, then they may face problems. In such a situation, the ration card of the beneficiary can be canceled or deactivated. The beneficiary may also stop getting free ration or cheap ration. Apart from this, the names of those who do not get KYC done can be removed from the list of beneficiaries, which makes it difficult to get the benefits of government schemes. If the ration card is cancelled, an application will have to be made to the food department to get it activated again.