Over 70 lakh ration card holders yet to undertake e-KYC verification
1 month, 1 week ago

Over 70 lakh ration card holders yet to undertake e-KYC verification

The Hindu  

Over 70 lakh ration cardholder-beneficiaries falling under the National Food Security Act in the State have not yet been covered for e-KYC verification. A circular issued by the Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection D. Mohan to District Collectors and his departmental officers in the first week of February stated that the Union government had fixed March 31 as the deadline for the completion of the e-KYC exercise. The verification is based on Aadhaar wherein a beneficiary having Aadhaar authorises UIDAI server to provide his/her basic demographic data such as name, address, date of birth, gender, photograph to the State Food and Civil Supplies Departments for validation. An official in the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution says the rationale behind the exercise is to ensure that the seeded Aadhaar numbers belong to the persons whose names appear on the ration cards.

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Central government’s web portal presents misleading picture about ration cards in use in Tamil Nadu
1 month ago

Central government’s web portal presents misleading picture about ration cards in use in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

In a case of lack of internal coordination within the Union government’s Department of Food and Public Distribution, the official website is providing a misleading picture about Tamil Nadu with regard to the extent of ration cards in circulation. On the web portal that deals with the National Food Security Act ’s coverage, there is one section, which pertains to …

Modi govt removes 5.8 crore fake ration cards through digital verification
4 months ago

Modi govt removes 5.8 crore fake ration cards through digital verification

Op India  

On Wednesday, the Union Food Ministry informed that the government’s incredible drive towards digitisation has revolutionised India’s Public Distribution System and established new standards for food security initiatives around the world. It further read, “These efforts have resulted in substantial reductions in leakages and enhanced targeting.” The ministry mentioned that almost all of the 20.4 crore ration cards have been …

10 days left, 70L NFSA beneficiaries still to get e-KYC verification
4 months ago

10 days left, 70L NFSA beneficiaries still to get e-KYC verification

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With the November deadline for completing the e-KYC verification of ration cards nearing its end, nearly 70 lakh beneficiaries of the state covered under the National Food Security Act are yet to get their Aadhaar seeding done. Ganjam district has been particularly laggard on this front with more than 5.42 lakh beneficiaries still to complete their self-authentication through biometric …

Halt e-KYC verification, activists urge Odisha government
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Halt e-KYC verification, activists urge Odisha government

The Hindu  

Odisha Khadya Adhikar Abhijan, a network of activists who work on the right to food and nutrition, expressed concern over e-KYC verification of all 3.26 crore people registered under National Food Security Act. “We have come across a notice by the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department, where all ration cardholders are directed to mandatorily undertake e-KYC by September 25, …

Cabinet panel to seek inputs from MPs, MLAs and MLCs on new ration cards: Uttam Kumar Reddy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cabinet panel to seek inputs from MPs, MLAs and MLCs on new ration cards: Uttam Kumar Reddy

The Hindu  

The government would issue new ration cards to all eligible beneficiaries and the modalities to be adopted need wider discussions with people’s representatives and political parties, said Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. Addressing the media after a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on new ration cards, he said the Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by him and consisting …

Provide ration cards to registered migrant workers in 2 months: SC
1 year ago

Provide ration cards to registered migrant workers in 2 months: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed states and Union territories to provide ration cards to all migrant labourers registered with the e-Shram portal within two months, after it was told by a group of citizens that out of the total of 288 million labourers registered on the portal, nearly 80 million do not have ration cards to avail benefits under …

Govt Weeds Out 4.39 Crore Bogus Ration Cards Under NFSA Since 2013, Says Food Ministry
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt Weeds Out 4.39 Crore Bogus Ration Cards Under NFSA Since 2013, Says Food Ministry

News 18  

The government on Friday said about 4.39 crore bogus ration cards have been weeded out since 2013 for rightful targeting of beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act. In a statement, the Union food ministry said that amid the technology-driven reforms to modernise the PDS, a total of about 4.39 crore ineligible or bogus ration cards have been weeded out …

Tamil Nadu joins ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme
4 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu joins ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday launched the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme in 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. Under this scheme, families having Priority Household ration cards and Antodaya Anna Yojana ration cards from Tamil Nadu, while migrating to other States, can receive their monthly entitlements through biometric authentication under the National Food Security Act, 2013, an …

No new ration card needed for inter-state portability: Ram Vilas Paswan
5 years, 3 months ago

No new ration card needed for inter-state portability: Ram Vilas Paswan

Live Mint  

No new ration card will be required for availing the portability benefit under the government's ambitious 'one nation, one ration card' initiative to be rolled out across the country from June 2020, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday. Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrain under the National Food Security Act from …

‘100 million Paytm users have completed KYC’
6 years, 11 months ago

‘100 million Paytm users have completed KYC’

Live Mint  

Paytm, run by One97 Communications Ltd, on Monday said more than 100 million wallet customers have completed their know-your-customer process, as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India in October. RBI’s norms in October said all e-wallet customers must be fully KYC-compliant within 12 months of opening an e-wallet account, making it mandatory for companies to collect identity proof from …

PFRDA makes NPS account opening paperless if opened via Aadhaar
8 years, 2 months ago

PFRDA makes NPS account opening paperless if opened via Aadhaar

India TV News  

In effort to simplify the process, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has taken a big step to make NPS account opening completely paperless. “It has now been decided…that in case the Point-of Presence integrate the e-Sign…within their applications for online account opening for NPS, the requirement of sending the physical application form to the Central Record keeping Agency by …

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