Ration will be distributed on the basis of Aadhaar number and e-ID in Bhopal and Indore municipal corporation areas in November. Instructions have been issued to implement the decision because of technical failure in biometric verification on POS machines in these cities.
It has been asked in the directives to the collectors that all such eligible consumers whose biometric verification is not being made due to technical snag will be identified through Aadhar number or photocopy of e-ID will be taken to ensure identity in case of not having Aadhar number by the salesman of ration shop. Ration will be distributed to such family after entry on register in the presence of at least two members of fair price shop level monitoring committee. Where it is possible, videography of the material to be given to the family will be carried out.
Signature of members of the monitoring committee and member of the concerned family getting ration on the register will be taken, along with photocopy of the Aadhar number and Samagra ID of the family will be mentioned on it. Aadhar number of the families getting ration on the basis of the Aadhar number and distribution register will be kept in district food office, by collecting them from fair price shop owners.
Ration distribution system has been implemented in Bhopal, Indore and Khandwa municipal corporation areas on the basis of biometric verification under targeted public distribution system from November 1, 2016 by food department. Ration has been distributed 76 percent consumers in Khandwa, 31 percent in Bhopal and 32 percent in Indore. Because of technical reasons, ration was distributed to lesser number of families in Bhopal and Indore municipal corporation areas.
The above mention instructions have been issued by food department keeping in view this.