New Ration Cards by September end: e-KYC Verification Started, informs Minister in Odisha Assembly

In a major relief to the applicants, new ration cards would be allotted to them by this month. This information was shared by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra in the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday.

According to the Minister, already the process for e-KYC verification has started. Similarly, the process to apply for new ration cards is also continuing in Odisha.

“So far over 9  lakh people have applied for ration cards. The process of issuing new ration cards is expected to completed by September,” said Patra.

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