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Karnataka extends ration card e-KYC deadline to 10 November
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Ration card e-KYC deadline moved to 10 November; Anna Seve app lets beneficiaries finish it at home.
Why it matters: Karnataka-specific
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Karnataka has extended the deadline for e-KYC of ration cards to 10 November.
The state had expanded its 'Anna Seve' mobile application statewide so that beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System could complete e-KYC at home, with 20 October as the earlier cut-off.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Karnataka extended the ration card e-KYC deadline to 10 November; the earlier cut-off was 20 October.
- The 'Anna Seve' mobile app was expanded statewide so beneficiaries can complete e-KYC at home.
- e-KYC links each ration card member to Aadhaar-based identity to weed out ghost and duplicate beneficiaries.
- The Public Distribution System is governed by the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA).
- PDS is run jointly: the Centre procures and allocates foodgrain, states identify beneficiaries and distribute.
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How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- The Public Distribution System in India is operated jointly by the Central and State Governments; identification of eligible households is the responsibility of the States.
- The National Food Security Act, 2013 covers up to 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population under the Targeted Public Distribution System.
- Aadhaar-based e-KYC of ration cards is aimed at removing duplicate and ineligible beneficiaries and reducing leakages in the PDS.
ମେନ୍ସ
GS-II (welfare schemes, governance) and GS-III (food security, subsidies). Digitising PDS through e-KYC and mobile apps curbs ghost beneficiaries and leakages under the NFSA, but repeated deadline extensions point to exclusion risks for the elderly, migrants and those with poor digital access or biometric mismatches. The way forward is doorstep and assisted e-KYC, grievance redressal and no denial of entitlements until verification is genuinely complete.
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