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Anna Seva App Brings Ration Card e-KYC Home
The government has created an app called Anna Seva for ration card holders.
The app lets people complete an important identity check called e-KYC from home.
They do not have to visit a ration shop just for this process.
This may help people avoid long lines and server problems.
Users enter their ration card number into the app.
After their details are checked, they use facial recognition to finish e-KYC.
The app is being tested in eight districts.
Officials will study the test before expanding it to more districts.
The app may later provide other Food and Civil Supplies Department services.
The government launched the Anna Seva mobile application to let ration card beneficiaries complete mandatory e-KYC from home.
Food Minister Rizwan Arshad launched the app on a pilot basis at Broadway in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru.
The pilot currently covers Bengaluru, Bengaluru Rural, Udupi, Haveri, Karwar, Ballari, Bidar and Koppal.
Beneficiaries can enter their ration card number, verify their details and complete e-KYC using facial recognition.
Officials plan to expand the app across the state after assessing the pilot and resolving technical issues.
- Who
- The government, Food Minister Rizwan Arshad and ration card beneficiaries are involved.
- What
- The Anna Seva mobile application was launched to enable home-based mandatory ration card e-KYC.
- Where
- It was launched at Broadway in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru, and is initially available in eight districts.
- When
- The app was launched on Thursday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The initiative aims to reduce long queues, avoid inconvenience and make e-KYC more convenient for beneficiaries.
Key facts
- Application
- Anna Seva mobile application
- Purpose
- Completing mandatory ration card e-KYC from home
- Initial coverage
- Eight districts
- Districts
- Bengaluru, Bengaluru Rural, Udupi, Haveri, Karwar, Ballari, Bidar and Koppal
- Verification method
- Facial recognition after ration card number verification
- Beneficiaries
- Around 4.5 crore people
- Expansion plan
- Extend the facility across the state after reviewing the pilot and addressing technical issues
Quotes
Rizwan Arshad
Karnataka Food Minister who launched the Anna Seva app pilot
“There are around 4.5 crore beneficiaries. People should not have to leave their work and visit fair price shops just to complete e-KYC. That is why we have launched the Anna Seva app in eight districts.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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