Many such cases have also come to light where ration card dealers or agents are charging money from ration card holders in the name of e-KYC. They are being charged from Rs 10 to Rs 50.

Ration Card E-KYC: Free ration is provided to ration card holders living below the poverty line by the Government of India. However, only those people who have ration cards get the benefit of this facility. The central government has issued a new rule regarding ration card. It has been made mandatory for all ration card holders to get e-KYC done.

The government has said that if the ration card e-KYC is not done by the stipulated time limit, the ration cards will be deleted, in such a situation they will not get the benefit of other facilities including free ration. In such a situation, fraud has also started on a large scale regarding e-KYC and money is being charged from ration card holders for getting e-KYC done. Let us know how much money it takes to get e-KYC done, so that you can also avoid fraud.

Scammers became active

With the coming of the rule of e-KYC of ration card, scammers have also become active. Many such cases have come to light, in which cyber criminals are calling people and advising them to get e-KYC done online. If they do not do so, they are being warned that their ration card will be deleted. Many ration card holders are getting trapped in the clutches of these cyber criminals and falling prey to fraud. Actually, a link is being sent to ration card holders in the name of online e-KYC, on clicking it, scammers are emptying the account.

The process of e-KYC is absolutely free

There have been many cases where ration card dealers or agents are charging money from ration card holders in the name of e-KYC. They are being charged from Rs 10 to Rs 50. Such complaints are being received every day from many districts. Let us tell you, the responsibility of e-KYC of all ration card holders has been handed over to the ration dealers by the government and this work is completely free. That is, you do not have to pay a single penny to get a ration card.

This is how you can get e-KYC done

To get e-KYC done, first go to the nearest government ration shop in your area.

Verify the identity through fingerprint or OTP on the Point of Sale (POS) machine available here.

After this, submit Aadhaar card, ration card, residence certificate and passport size photo.

The process of e-KYC will be completed after all the documents and identity are verified.