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Ration Card: 'Mera Ration' App E-KYC Invalid; Food Department Issues Important Warning!
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News18•25-09-2026, 16:06
Ration Card: 'Mera Ration' App E-KYC Invalid; Food Department Issues Important Warning!
- •Ration card holders are queuing up at fair price shops across the state to complete their e-KYC.
- •The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs clarified that e-KYC done via the Central Government's 'Mera Ration' mobile app at home is not valid on the state's Food Department server.
- •Deputy Director KP Madhusudan stated that false information about e-KYC is circulating on social media and KYC done through the 'Mera Ration' app is not valid; e-KYC must be done at fair price shops.
- •Ration card holders must visit their nearest fair price shop and complete e-KYC by providing biometrics on the e-POS machine.
- •The state government will soon launch an official app for e-KYC; until then, the Food Department warns against believing social media information and getting cheated.
Key Questions Answered
The Central Government's 'Mera Ration' app is not connected to the Karnataka State Food Department's internal portal, meaning any e-KYC completed there at home will still show as incomplete on the state server and is officially invalid.u
Ration card holders must physically visit their nearest fair price shop and complete their e-KYC by providing biometric verification on the e-POS machine, and every family member named on the card must do this.
Yes, the state government is developing technology to launch an official mobile application in a few days that will allow residents to complete their e-KYC safely from home.
