Mysuru: e-KYC mandatory for ration card holders who completed five years

In Mysuru district, ration card holders who have completed five years since their last e-KYC are now required to undergo the process again. This applies to all members of their families. The district administration has identified 13,86,556 ration card holders in the district as eligible for the new e-KYC requirement. Lists of these members have been displayed at fair price shops.

Beneficiaries whose names appear on the lists have been instructed to visit their respective fair price shops and provide Aadhaar biometric authentication. This process is free of cost. The taluk-wise breakdown of members requiring e-KYC includes H.D. Kote with 1,02,967 members, Hunsur with 1,38,873, K.R. Nagar with 64,242, Mysuru city with 2,91,220, Mysuru taluk with 2,02,833, Nanjangud with 1,92,995, Periyapatna with 1,11,691, Saligrama with 71,603, Saragur with 51,214, and T. Narasipur with 1,58,918.

Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanta Reddy emphasized in the press release that eligible ration card holders should not delay the process and should visit fair price shops with their ration card, caste certificate (for SC/ST beneficiaries), gas connection book, and Aadhaar card copy.