Kerala Minister Urges Centre to Extend Ration Card E-KYC Deadline

Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob has urged the Centre to extend the three-month deadline for activating ration cards through e-KYC and defer the implementation of new provisions for temporarily cancelling cards unused for six consecutive months. The minister sought flexibility to maintain a waiting list of eligible families and proposed shifting or retaining unused cards under the state's tide-over category.