Telangana Civil Supplies officers directed to complete eKYC of ration card holders
The Telangana Civil Supplies Department has ordered officials to complete eKYC verification for all ration card beneficiaries within 15 days. Special drives and camps will be held at Fair Price Shops to ensure all pending beneficiaries are covered.
Why it matters
Efficient eKYC processes are critical for preventing fraud and ensuring that food security subsidies reach the intended recipients in the Public Distribution System.
Telangana Civil Supplies Department officers were directed to complete eKYC of all beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) ration card within 15 days. Intensive special drives and eKYC camps at all Fair Price Shops to achieve this for State ration card holders too.
Department Commissioner Stephen Raveendra held a review meeting with the officers of Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medchal Malkajgiri, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Nizamabad and Kumuram Bheem Asifabad districts to review the progress of Public Distribution System (PDS) eKYC on Wednesday.
He directed the officials to deploy adequate deployment of staff during the special drives to ensure that all pending beneficiaries are covered within the stipulated timeline.
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