Lok Sabha Question No. 680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Aadhaar based e-KYC
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Amrinder Singh Raja Warring

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## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 680

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2025

## AADHAAR  BASED E-KYC

## 680. SHRI AMRINDER  SINGH RAJA WARRING:

Will  the Minister of  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union  Government has issued repeated reminders and deadlines to  the State Government of  Punjab to  complete Aadhaar-based e-KYC  and beneficiary  verification  under the National Food Security Act  (NFSA) and if  so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of  ration cards in  Punjab that have been placed under 'verification pending', 'KYC pending' or  'proposed for  deletion' categories as a  result of  the  Punjab Government's administrative lapses;
- (c) the total  number of  eligible  ration  cardholders in  Punjab in the last three years from  2022 onwards, year-wise;
- (d) whether the  Union  Government has sought explanations from  the  Punjab Government regarding delays, irregularities or discrepancies detected during verification;  and
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure that eligible poor families in Punjab do not lose access to subsidised foodgrains?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): The Department of Food and Public  Distribution  has issued multiple  communications to all State Governments,  including  the Government of Punjab, urging the timely  completion ofAadhaarbased e-KYC  and beneficiary  verification under NFS A.  These include  repeated reminders, DO letters, and reviews through video conferences.
- (b): As per the Central NFS A  repository, the position of  ration cards and e-KYC status in Punjab is as under:
- Total Ration Cards under NFSA: 40,93,003
- Further, under the  Rightful  Targeting exercise, the following figures were reported to . Punjab regarding flagged beneficiaries and  subsequent deletions by  the  State after  field verification and due process:
- (c): The year-wise number of  ration cards in Punjab, as per the central NFS A  data repository, is as under:
- (d): Various communications by  this department  were  sent  to  States,  followed by  several review meetings via video conference, advising the State to take immediate corrective action on the large number of flagged cases reflected in the Rightful  Targeting Dashboard  and to expedite  eKYC completion.
- (e): While identification of  eligible households under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)  and Priority  Households (PHH)  is  the statutory  responsibility of  the  State Governments under the NFSA, the Union Government supports States through regular monitoring and technological interventions to ensure rightful  targeting.

- Total  NFSA  Beneficiaries:

1,51,67,073

- Beneficiaries whose e-KYC has not been completed: 20,69,338

| Flagged Cases   | IDeleted Cases   |
|-----------------|------------------|
| }i:m4           | ,90,940          |

| ear              | ITotal Ration Cards   |
|------------------|-----------------------|
| 022              | m4                    |
| 2023             | 7,87,561              |
| 024              | m4                    |
| 025 (as on date) | no                    |

Key initiatives include:

- Development  and  provision of the  Rightful Targeting  Dashboard,  which analytically highlights flagged beneficiaries to enable States to verify  these cases on the ground and sanitise  their  databases
- Regular advisories, correspondences, and review  meetings with  the Government of  Pun-jab to ensure timely  e-KYC completion and verification. ·
- Removal/retention of  flagged cases under the  Rightful  Targeting Dashboard post field verification  by the State Government, so that genuine beneficiaries are not deleted ·

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