Puducherry ration card holders asked to complete e-KYC registration immediately
The Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in Puducherry has urged residents to complete their e-KYC registration for ration cards promptly. This requirement follows directives from the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs to ensure that welfare benefits reach eligible beneficiaries. The department has set up arrangements at Common Service Centres to facilitate the registration process free of charge.
- ▪The e-KYC registration for ration cards is now mandatory as per Supreme Court directives.
- ▪Residents must visit Common Service Centres with their ration and Aadhaar cards to complete the registration.
- ▪The initiative aims to ensure that subsidies are provided only to genuine beneficiaries.
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The Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in Puducherry has appealed to the residents to complete the e-KYC registration for ration cards immediately.Director of Civil Supplies Muthu Meena, in a press release, said the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution have issued directions making mandatory the e-KYC registration for ration card holders in the country. The registration was made mandatory to ensure welfare benefits and subsidies are delivered to genuine and eligible beneficiaries only, the release added.To ensure compliance with the directions of the Supreme Court and Central Government, the department has made arrangements to carry out e-KYC registration for ration card holders through the Common Service Centres in Puducherry.
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