In India, the government provides ration to the poor and needy at a low price. At the same time, some beneficiaries are also given free ration. To bring transparency in ration distribution, the central government has asked ration card holders to do e-KYC. The reason behind this is to prevent transparency in ration distribution and misuse of public distribution system. You can do e-KYC of ration card sitting at home. For this you have to follow the step by step process. Let’s know. Ration Card Scheme Update has left everyone surprised as this has also come to digital space.
First of all go to the website of Public Distribution System to do e-KYC.
To do e-KYC, select your state here.
The service option will appear on the homepage or you can see the ration card menu option.
Here the option of “e-KYC for ration card” will appear, click on it.
After this enter the ration card number and Aadhaar number.
Provide the Aadhaar number of the head of the family or the person in whose name the ration card is made.
For verification, an OTP will come on the phone number linked to Aadhaar, enter it.
After this, enter all the information and then a message will come about the completion of the e-KYC process.
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According to the central government, e-KYC is necessary for all ration card holders. With this, you can verify your identity. This makes it clear that you are an Indian citizen and do not use duplicate documents.
E-KYC is also necessary to prevent fake ration cards. The government should take this decision to increase transparency in ration distribution and prevent misuse of the public distribution system.
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