There is a good news for ration card holders. The government has extended the deadline for linking ration card with Aadhaar (Aadhaar-ration card link) by three months for beneficiaries taking ration under the Public Distribution System (PDS). In a notification of the Central Food and Public Distribution Department, it has been said that consumers will now be able to link their ration cards with Aadhaar till 30 September 2024.

Earlier, time was given till June 30, 2024 to link the ration card with Aadhaar. However, its deadline has been extended several times till now. Let us tell you that linking the ration card with Aadhaar has become mandatory. In February 2017, the government made it mandatory to link ration card with Aadhaar to avail benefits under PDS. If you do not do this, you will not be able to get the benefits of government schemes like subsidized food items, subsidized gas cylinders. Ration cards can also be canceled in some states.

According to the information, either the ration card will have to be linked to Aadhaar or the beneficiaries who do not have Aadhaar will have to apply for it and submit proof of it. The card has already been linked to Aadhaar. The then Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on December 20, 2023, had said that “So far, about 99.8 percent of the ration cards have been linked to Aadhaar.” Has been added”.

If you have not yet linked your ration card to Aadhaar, then do this as soon as possible. You can link the ration card to Aadhaar online or offline (Aadhaar Ration Card Link Online). Here we are going to tell you an easy way with the help of which you can link ration card with Aadhaar. So let's find out…

Visit the official website of your state's Public Distribution System (PDS). Each state can have its own portal. You can search it on Google. Choose the option to link ration card with Aadhaar. Here enter your ration card number, aadhaar card number and your registered mobile number. Now you will get an OTP, after entering which your ration card will be linked to Aadhaar, you will get this information through SMS. For this your mobile number should be linked to Aadhar card.