Govt digitisation drive removes 58 million fake ration cards from PDS

The government’s massive digitisation push has transformed India’s Public Distribution System (PDS), setting new benchmarks for food security programs globally, the Union Food Ministry said on Wednesday.

The overhaul of the system, which serves 80.6 crore beneficiaries, has led to the removal of 5.8 crore fake ration cards through Aadhaar-based authentication and electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) verification, it said in a statement.