Modi govt removes 5.8 crore fake ration cards through digital verification
1 month 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 digitalized, with 98.7% of beneficiaries’ credentials being validated through biometric identification and 99.8% being connected to Aadhaar. The ‘One Nation One Ration Card system’ has made it accessible to beneficiaries to employ their current cards to collect rations anywhere in India, enabling statewide portability. The ministry pointed out, “Through digitisation, rightful targeting, and supply chain innovations, the Government of India has set a global benchmark for state- Ghost cards and fraudulent entries are removed from the system, and targeted delivery to actual beneficiaries is ensured by the digital transformation, which covers the whole PDS chain from procurement to distribution.

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Cabinet panel to seek inputs from MPs, MLAs and MLCs on new ration cards: Uttam Kumar Reddy
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Ayushman Bharat: Two cases of fake health cards surface at AIIMS Patna, probe on
1 year, 6 months ago

Ayushman Bharat: Two cases of fake health cards surface at AIIMS Patna, probe on

Hindustan Times  

Two patients have allegedly defrauded the government of around ₹2 lakh, undergoing surgeries at Patna’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences free of cost against Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana cards, which state health officials now claim are fake, an investigation by HT has revealed. This is the state’s first such reported fraud, among many more suspected, since …

Supreme Court directs provision of ration cards to 8 crore migrant workers not covered under National Food Security Act
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court directs provision of ration cards to 8 crore migrant workers not covered under National Food Security Act

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 20, 2023 directed States and Union Territories to provide ration cards to about eight crore migrant workers registered in the eShram portal but not covered under the National Food Security Act. “Meaning thereby, the rest of the registrants on eShram portal are still without ration cards… Without a ration card a migrant/unorganised labourer or …

Are Migrants Registered In E-Shram Portal Given Benefits Under Food Security Act? Supreme Court Asks Centre, States
1 year, 10 months ago

Are Migrants Registered In E-Shram Portal Given Benefits Under Food Security Act? Supreme Court Asks Centre, States

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Union of India and all state governments to inform whether the 28.55 crores migrants/unorganised workers registered on the E-Shram portal are having the ration cards and whether all of them are given the benefit of food under the National Food Security Act. Only the money is being given by the central government, they …

Lakhs of Card Holders in Delhi 'Not Getting Ration' for Last 2 Months, Alleges BJP
2 years ago

Lakhs of Card Holders in Delhi 'Not Getting Ration' for Last 2 Months, Alleges BJP

News 18  

Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Thursday alleged that lakhs of ration card holders in the city are “not getting ration” for the last two months, and claimed there was a “scam” in its supply in the AAP-led government. “Modi ji’s government at the Centre has issued ration to the poor of Delhi under the Food …

Cyber Criminals Issue Thousand of Fake Ration Cards by Breaching Jharkhand Government's System
2 years ago

Cyber Criminals Issue Thousand of Fake Ration Cards by Breaching Jharkhand Government's System

News 18  

Cyber criminals in Jharkhand issued thousands of fake ration cards by hacking official IDs of Supply Officers of six districts of the state. Under the Ration Card Management System, the supply officers of all the districts have the ID of the departmental portal, through which they issue new ration cards, change the nature of the card and correct the names …

Four crore fake ration cards cancelled since 2014: PM Modi
2 years, 8 months ago

Four crore fake ration cards cancelled since 2014: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the previous governments of using four crore fake ration cards to siphon off benefits meant for the poor. “When these people were in the government, four crore fake people were looting ration meant for the poor. But, the present regime, after coming to power in 2014, started searching for such fake …

The Aadhaar-voter ID link
3 years ago

The Aadhaar-voter ID link

Hindustan Times  

Amendments to the election law to allow the interlinking of Aadhaar and the voter identity database were cleared by the Lok Sabha amid resistance from the Opposition. The idea to use the biometrics-based identity to clean up electoral rolls goes back more than five years, when the Election Commission carried out pilot projects to remove unverifiable entries in some states. …

Lack Of Aadhaar Linkage No Reason To Deny Benefits Under Food Security Act : Bombay High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Lack Of Aadhaar Linkage No Reason To Deny Benefits Under Food Security Act : Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Noting that several tribals were denied supplies under the Public Distribution System due to the non-linking of their Aadhar Cards, even as the fortunates eagerly awaited Diwali, the Bombay High Court ordered the Tehsildar of Murbad to distribute supplies to nearly 90 tribals by November 4. "It is a disheartening situation for us when we the fortunates are eagerly awaiting …

"Limit Based On 2011 Census Exhausted": Delhi Govt Tells HC On Woman's Plea Regarding Non Issuance Of Ration Card Over 8 Yrs
3 years, 1 month ago

"Limit Based On 2011 Census Exhausted": Delhi Govt Tells HC On Woman's Plea Regarding Non Issuance Of Ration Card Over 8 Yrs

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that no ration card was issued to a woman for over 8 years since the limit for issuance of 72 lakh ration cards set by the Centre based on the Census of 2011, was already exhausted.Justice Rekha Palli therefore directed thr Centre as well as the Delhi Government to file their …

'Inaccurate': Govt slams magazine article claiming digital divide in India
3 years, 2 months ago

'Inaccurate': Govt slams magazine article claiming digital divide in India

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to a recent story on India's tech-based governance in a renowned magazine and the digital divide that is highlighted, the government on Wednesday claimed that the article is “inaccurate and biased", "betrays a severe lack of journalistic diligence" and “contradicts even the past reports” in that publication. Taking cognisance of an article published in The Economist on October 16, …

Use of ration card portability on the rise in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 5 months ago

Use of ration card portability on the rise in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: As the ration card portability projects gains momentum, more and more beneficiaries are using the facility to buy subsidized food grains from any of the public distribution system shop across the state and the country and not necessarily from the shop where they are registered. HT Image As many as 29,259 beneficiaries having ration cards in UP availed food …

Delhi’s claim of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ launch ‘misleading’: Centre to SC
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi’s claim of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ launch ‘misleading’: Centre to SC

The Hindu  

The Centre has maintained in the Supreme Court that Delhi government’s claim to have launched ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme in the Capital is “misleading”. “The claim of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi regarding launch of One Nation One Ration Card plan in NCT of Delhi is misleading, as they claim to have implemented it only in …

‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme makes food security portable: Centre tells SC
3 years, 6 months ago

‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme makes food security portable: Centre tells SC

The Hindu  

‘ One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme makes food security “portable” and is tailor-made for migrant labourers, the government told the Supreme Court on Monday. “One Nation One Ration Card plan aims to empower all National Food Security Act migrant beneficiaries to access foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop of their choice anywhere in the country by using their same/existing …

Execute ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, Supreme Court tells Bengal
3 years, 6 months ago

Execute ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, Supreme Court tells Bengal

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday insisted that West Bengal government must implement the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme for the benefit of migrant workers. The scheme gives migrants access to food grains in any fair price shop anywhere in the country, no matter where their ration card is registered. “You must implement the One Nation One Ration Card scheme,” …

Implement One Nation One Ration Card Scheme Immediately, It's for Migrants: SC Raps Bengal
3 years, 6 months ago

Implement One Nation One Ration Card Scheme Immediately, It's for Migrants: SC Raps Bengal

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to implement Centre’s ‘one nation-one ration card’ scheme immediately without any excuse. Under the scheme, the beneficiaries of government’s public distribution system will be able to draw ration from any biometric verification-enabled fair price shop across states and Union territories covered by it. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has …

'One Nation, One Ration Card' Expands to 32 States, Scheme Aimed at Migrant Workers
3 years, 9 months ago

'One Nation, One Ration Card' Expands to 32 States, Scheme Aimed at Migrant Workers

News 18  

The Central government’s “one nation, one ration card” programme, that is aimed at enabling access to subsidized foodgrains for 8 crore migrant workers, is now operational in all 32 states. Food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said that the government has rolled out “Mera Ration”, a mobile application which is available to 67 percent of the population or over 80 crore beneficiaries …

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery
3 years, 9 months ago

Aadhaar as a hurdle: The Hindu Editorial on biometric authentication failures and welfare delivery

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, did the right thing by terming as serious the allegation by a petitioner that three crore ration cards were cancelled for not being linked with the Aadhaar database and that these were connected to reported starvation deaths in some States. Following the Court’s judgment in 2018, upholding the Aadhaar programme as a reasonable restriction on …

One Nation One Ration Card on parliamentary panel radar
3 years, 11 months ago

One Nation One Ration Card on parliamentary panel radar

Live Mint  

The ambitious One-Nation-One-Ration Card scheme of the Union government has come under the scrutiny of a parliamentary panel, with Opposition members planning to raise concerns over gaps in its implementation and the efficiency of the public distribution system network. There are several states that have flagged inconsistencies in the distribution system, compatibility of Aadhaar authentication and effective machines for fingerprint …

AAP Govt Claim in Delhi HC About Ration Cards Approved in 2017-18 Contrary to RTI Data
4 years ago

AAP Govt Claim in Delhi HC About Ration Cards Approved in 2017-18 Contrary to RTI Data

News 18  

The AAP government’s claim before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it has not approved any ration card applications from 2016-2018 was contrary to RTI information which indicated that thousands of applications were approved during that period. The Delhi government’s submission before Justice Navin Chawla was made during the hearing of separate pleas by two women seeking issuance of …

Nine States Have Implemented 'One Nation One Ration Card' System: Finance Ministry
4 years ago

Nine States Have Implemented 'One Nation One Ration Card' System: Finance Ministry

News 18  

As many as nine states have completed One Nation One Ration Card reform following which the central government has allowed them to raise an additional Rs 23,523 crore, said an official release on Wednesday. In addition to the One Nation One Ration Card, it said, other reforms specified as a precondition to avail additional borrowing are: ease of doing business …

Govt Weeds Out 4.39 Crore Bogus Ration Cards Under NFSA Since 2013, Says Food Ministry
4 years, 1 month 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, 2 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 …

Delhi Ration Card List 2020: Eligibility and How to Apply Online
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Ration Card List 2020: Eligibility and How to Apply Online

The Quint  

Delhi Ration cards are official documents issued by the Delhi government. The ration cards are provided based on the total members in a family, and the category of one’s ration card determines a person’s entitlement to rationed goods. The switch to digital ration cards has not been done pan-India yet as the administration of these cards is handled by individual …

Food Ministry Considering Extending Implementation of Ration Card Portability Beyond Mar 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Food Ministry Considering Extending Implementation of Ration Card Portability Beyond Mar 2021

News 18  

The food ministry on Friday said it is considering extending the implementation of ration card portability under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative beyond March 2021. Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the National Food Security Act from any fair price shop in the country using the same …

One nation one ration card, free food schemes falter, marginal beneficiaries covered
4 years, 4 months ago

One nation one ration card, free food schemes falter, marginal beneficiaries covered

India Today  

The 'one nation one ration card' scheme and distribution of free foodgrain, the two measures announced by the Centre as a panacea for crores of migrants facing hunger and destitution during the Covid-19 lockdown, seem to have failed. That means the one nation one ration card scheme benefitted barely 13,000 migrants. But, the Department of Food & Public Distribution in …

Food rationing system digitised in 24 states: Centre
4 years, 4 months ago

Food rationing system digitised in 24 states: Centre

Hindustan Times  

India’s food-rationing system has been fully digitised in 24 states, allowing beneficiaries to receive subsidised food handouts in any of these states, a boost for migrant labourers, food minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Saturday. Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan The “One Nation One Ration Card” system, a digital platform which ensures in-kind welfare benefits move with migrants, now covers …

‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme, mobile depots to ensure fair distribution: Chautala
4 years, 4 months ago

‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme, mobile depots to ensure fair distribution: Chautala

Hindustan Times  

To provide ration to needy people and bolster the public distribution system of the state, the Haryana government may introduce mobile ration depots in densely populated areas, where conventional fair price shops often fail to meet the demand. Dushyant Chautala, deputy chief minister, Haryana, announced the proposed plan on Thursday, while speaking at a programme on the ‘one nation, one …

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