The new ration cards will be issued after all eligible beneficiaries under the PDS complete the e-KYC process
According to an official statement, about three lakh ration cards were deleted during the verification process, depriving 10.77 lakh beneficiaries.
An RTI query has unearthed a major scam in the Public Distribution System, as many as 42 lakh bogus ration cards have been issued in Maharashtra leading to large scale theft of food grain.