The Minister said that digitisation of PDS is being done with the aim of increasing efficiency and transparency, ensuring access to genuine beneficiaries and addressing food grain theft etc.
Add informalnewz.com as a Preferred Source
April Free Ration: The government provides free rations to all people below the poverty line. Meanwhile, the Narendra Modi government at the center has announced that it will provide triple the amount of grain to all ration card holders in the country for the month of April. The central government’s Department of Food and Public Distribution has announced this information.
A social media platform posted on the post reads, “In April, all beneficiaries will receive rations for three months (April, May, and June 2026) at once. All beneficiaries can collect their rations from their nearest ration shop at the designated time.” The government has not yet provided a specific reason for this.
41 Lakh Fake Ration Cards Eliminated
Earlier, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday that 41.41 lakh ineligible ration cards were eliminated in 2025. Minister of State for Food Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhania stated in the Rajya Sabha that Haryana had the highest number of ineligible ration cards (approximately 13.43 lakh), followed by Rajasthan (6.05 lakh), Uttar Pradesh (5.97 lakh), West Bengal (3.74 lakh), and Madhya Pradesh (2.60 lakh).
In a written reply to a question, Bambhaniya said that as a result of the use of technology in the Public Distribution System (PDS), all states and union territories have succeeded in eliminating ineligible ration cards to ensure access to genuine beneficiaries.
According to him, a total of 41.41 lakh fake ration cards were eliminated in the year 2025, while this number was 48.85 lakh in 2024 and 41.99 lakh in 2023. Bambhaniya said that as part of the ongoing reforms in the PDS, ration card and beneficiary data have been completely digitized in all states and union territories.
Read More: President Murmu met Premananda and took his blessings at the Radha Keli Kunj Ashram in Vrindavan.
