Agartala, Oct. 1 -- Tripura's Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department started a major check of ration-card beneficiaries from Thursday to find inactive, duplicate and possibly ineligible beneficiaries under the State's SMART-PDS system.
The officials said cards with no ration lifted for six months in a row will be classed as "silent ration cards" and made inactive for a time. Ration allocations for these cards will be suspended while they are inactive.
Beneficiaries will have three months to complete e-KYC checks. Those whose cards are flagged for review must confirm they are eligible through the required electronic process. The notice says cards may be removed from the active system if beneficiaries miss the deadline.
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