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Ration Card e-KYC: How to do e-KYC on mobile at home? Here's the 'Annaseve' app link!
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News18•02-10-2026, 09:11
Ration Card e-KYC: How to do e-KYC on mobile at home? Here's the 'Annaseve' app link!
  • •In Karnataka, getting e-KYC done for ration cards has become even easier.
  • •You can complete e-KYC on your mobile at home through the Food Department's 'Annaseve' app.
  • •Food Minister Rizwan Arshad has officially launched the 'Annaseve' app.
  • •The app is currently available only for beneficiaries in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Udupi, Haveri, Uttara Kannada, Ballari, Bidar, and Koppal districts.
  • •The deadline for the e-KYC process has been extended until October 20.

Key Questions Answered

Food Minister Rizwan Arshad launched the 'Annaseve' app to allow beneficiaries to complete e-KYC at home using UIDAI face authentication. In the first phase, this app is exclusively available for residents in 8 districts: Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Udupi, Haveri, Uttara Kannada, Ballari, Bidar, and Koppal, with other districts gaining access starting October 10.

To perform e-KYC using face authentication technology on your mobile phone, beneficiaries need to download three applications: the CeG Face KYC app, AadhaarFaceRD, and the Annaseve app.

The deadline for completing the ration card e-KYC process has been officially extended until October 20. Members who have never completed it must do so immediately to avoid further administrative action.