Ration Card e-KYC: e-KYC of 5 lakh beneficiaries is still pending, government has extended the deadline till 30 April

The central government has once again extended the deadline for getting e-KYC done for ration card holders, which has brought great relief to lakhs of beneficiaries. Now all consumers have to complete the process of e-KYC by 30 April 2025. Earlier this last date was 31 March, but due to incomplete e-KYC of a large number of people, the government has taken this decision. Departmental officials say that this is the fourth and last chance, and after this the deadline will not be extended. If a beneficiary does not take advantage of this opportunity, his ration card will be canceled and the facility of getting government grains will be terminated.

The aim of this strictness of the government is to bring transparency in the ration distribution system and prevent fraud. For this, the state and district administration have also been instructed to strictly monitor and publicize.

More than 5 lakh beneficiaries deprived of e-KYC

A total of 15,76,222 ration cardholder consumers are registered in Kishanganj district, out of which e-KYC process of 10,66,102 people has been completed so far. This is 67.64 percent of the total target. That is, still 5,10,120 consumers (32.36%) have not been able to get e-KYC done, which is a worrying situation. Such a large number of pendencies indicate that either people are lacking information or are struggling with lack of facilities.

Most pending in Thakurganj

If we look at block-wise e-KYC pendency, Thakurganj block has the highest number of 92,131 beneficiaries with pending e-KYC. The status of other major blocks is as follows:

Kochadhaman – 82,637

Bahadurganj – 76,313

Kishanganj – 73,322

Dighalbank – 72,547

Pothia – 69,054

Terhagachh – 44,116

It is clear from these figures that thousands of people in many blocks have still not been able to get e-KYC done, due to which it may be difficult for them to get ration in future.

Administration's efforts continue

The administration is constantly monitoring and running awareness campaigns so that people can get their e-KYC done in time. Despite this, people's participation is very low. For example, on March 31, only 426 beneficiaries got their e-KYC done in the entire district, which is a very low number. This shows that either the process is difficult, or there is a huge lack of information and awareness among the people. If this situation continues like this, then thousands of people may be deprived of government food grains from May 1.

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