Check the status of your ration card-Aadhaar linking from the comfort of your home; learn the complete process for completing e-KYC..

e-KYC has been made mandatory to ensure transparent food grain distribution to ration cardholders and to eliminate fake ration cards. According to Food Department guidelines, ration allocations for beneficiaries who fail to complete their e-KYC on time may be temporarily suspended.

However, a positive aspect is that any citizen of the country can visit a nearby ration shop and undergo biometric verification via an ePOS machine under the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme. Even if you are residing outside your home state for employment or other reasons, you can complete this process at any Fair Price Shop across the country. Additionally, Aadhaar seeding and status checks can be performed from the comfort of your home using the 'Mera Ration' app.

**How ​​to complete e-KYC at a ration shop**
The ration card e-KYC process is entirely free and is conducted via biometric authentication. To complete it, visit any nearby government ration shop. The ration dealer will initiate the e-KYC process by entering your details into the ePOS machine. During this process, Aadhaar verification will be carried out using either a fingerprint scan or an iris scan. Once the biometric match is successful, your e-KYC will be submitted, and the data in the system will be updated.

**What to do if your Aadhaar is not linked to your ration card**
If, for any reason, your Aadhaar card is not already linked to your ration card, there is no need to worry. When initiating the e-KYC process, the dealer will enter your Aadhaar details into the ePOS machine—in accordance with Food Department rules—to temporarily link it to the ration record. Subsequently, by immediately completing biometric authentication via fingerprint or iris scan, both the Aadhaar linking and e-KYC processes will be finalized simultaneously.

**Check status from home using the 'Mera Ration' app**
Beneficiaries who use smartphones can access various important details from the comfort of their homes via the official 'Mera Ration' mobile app. You can easily check the linking status of your Aadhaar and your family members' Aadhaar with the ration card. Here, you can obtain precise information regarding your monthly entitlement for commodities such as rice, wheat, and sugar. Additionally, you can access full details of the rations you have received in previous months and find a list and addresses of ration shops near your current location.

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