Ration Card New Update: If you have a ration card and are benefiting from the governmental subsidized or free of cost ration facilities then this is of utmost concern for you. The Union Food Ministry has revoked 5.8 crore bogus ration cards. This action has been taken in accordance with the digitization policy. The country’s Public Distribution System (PDS) has undergone certain reforms which made it easier to weed out the fake ration cards. This is a good sign for the setting of new standards for food security programs. This measure will make it difficult for individuals who do not require ration, to avail of it.
Ration Card New Update
The ministry stated that as a part of the intervention on the PDS system, 5.8 crore fake ration cards were cleaned up through Aadhar seeding and e-KYC service to 80.6 crore beneficiaries in a cost effective manner. Beneficiaries have been reached with the assistance of resources without irregularities experienced before.
Almost all the 20.4 crore ration cards have been computerized, and 99.8 percentages of them are Aadhaar linked. In addition, biometric information has availed for 98.7 percentage of the beneficiaries. This system has aided a lot, in the enhancement of transparency and efficaciousness. (ration card holders updates)
5.33 lakh e-POS devices installed
A total of 5.33 lakh e-POS devices have been fitted in the fair price shops of the country where biometric verification through Aadhaar is also being done for distribution of grains. This prevents the ration from falling into the wrong hands. As per the ministry, the system is currently around 98 percent Aadhaar linked for the distribution of grains and this has been effective in curtailing undeserving beneficiaries and black marketing.
Verification of 64 percent of PDS beneficiaries completed
In the course of the ongoing e-KYC campaign by the government, the verification of 64% of PDS beneficiaries has already been done and the verification of the rest is in progress at ration shops. The Food Ministry, in a recent announcement, disclosed that Food Corporation of India (FCI) has incorporated a real-time vehicle monitoring system with the railways for the purpose of transportation of food grains. This is ensuring the supply of food grains at the right time and place. Empathizing with the need of the people the government has allowed the mobility of ration cards under the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme.
Rations can be accessed from anywhere in the country
The ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme has enabled the beneficiaries to access ration to every nook and corner of the country. This system has set a level of food security that even encourages digitization and proper identification of food components. This system gets all processes right from procurement to distribution computerized so as to get rid of ghost cards and false entries. This made it possible to ration only those who truly required it hence enhancing food security.
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