Ration card News
Getting an Aadhaar card is now tougher for adults, as UIDAI tightens enrolment rules to prevent misuse. The authority will now verify documents like PAN, passport, and ration card through government databases before approving new registrations.
Bihar Elections 2025: The Supreme Court on July 10 urged the Election Commission of India to consider accepting Aadhaar, ration card, and EPIC as valid identity proofs for voters during the special electoral roll revision in Bihar ahead of the 2025 Assembly elections. The Court sought ECI’s response but did not halt the revision process.
Aadhaar, PAN, Ration Card Not Valid Proofs of Indian Citizenship: Under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, authorized authorities can issue birth certificates, which serve as proof of citizenship if the individual was born in India.
e-KYC, or Electronic Know Your Customer, is a digital process that verifies the identity of ration cardholders using their Aadhaar card.
Aadhaar-Ration Card Linking Date: The previous deadline to link both the documents was June 30.
The government extended the deadline to link Aadhaar card to Ration card twice in the year. Earlier, the deadline was June 30, 2023.
Centre Govt extends deadline for linking ration card with Aadhaar to June 30, 2023.
Ration card is an important document for Indian citizens to get subsidised items from PDS.
If you haven't linked them, you can check the process both online and offline.
‘How many times we will leave work..’: Srikanta said this after his ration card was printed with the surname ‘Kutta’ instead of 'Dutta’
The man’s name that has been printed on the ration card is ‘Srikanti Kumar Kutta’
Antyodaya Anna Yojana involved identification of one crore poorest of the poor families from amongst the number of BPL families covered under TPDS within the States and providing them food grains at a highly subsidized rate of Rs 2 per kg. for wheat and Rs 3 per kg for rice.
A controversy erupted in Karnataka's Ramnagara district as pictures showing images of Jesus Christ on ration cards.
From 2017 to 2021, 2 crores 41 lakh ration cards are being cancelled.
The verification deadline for ration cards is 30 days.
Fake ration card holders will be punished against the NFS act 2013.
The NFSA provides a maximum coverage for about 81.35 crore persons.
At present, around 79.77 crore persons are given highly subsidised foodgrains under the Act.
Apart from this, the government has also ordered to start this facility at the Jan Suvidha Kendras.
Uttar Pradesh ration card rules.
Media reports stated new rules are coming.
UP Govt has refuted claims.
The cardholder should be a resident of Uttar Pradesh to get ration benefits.
The head of the family should be a woman aged more than 18 to become eligible.
The family monthly income does not exceed Rs.15,000 to get a free ration.
By linking Aadhaar cards to ration cards, no valid beneficiary will be denied their rightful share of food grains.
The government provides numerous benefits to ration card holders.
The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) was introduced in August 2019.
The earlier deadline of December 31, 2021 was similarly extended till March 31, 2022.
Now, the deadline is extended to June 30, 2022.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the food & public distribution department and CSC.
The partnership is expected to benefit over 23.64 crore ration card holders across the country.
Citizens who want to apply for a new ration card can also now visit their nearest CSC to put in the request application.
Locate nearby fair price shop.
Check foodgrain entitlement.
Recent transactions.
Telangana is the first state to implement this rule and it will be enacted from Monday (February 1).
The IRIS Authentication system is unavailable at Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts.
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