e-KYC deadline until June 30: Over 34,000 ration card holders in Palamu district, Jharkhand, India, linked with National Food Security, receive good news. The Central Government has now pushed the e-KYC (Electronic Know Your Customer) deadline finishing June 30, 2025. April 30 was the earlier cutoff date. Families working to update their ration cards have another lifeline right now.

Strict Warning from the Centre

This extension arrived with some caveats. Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Food Supply, Jai Patil, has written a stern letter to every state administration. He stated unequivocally that a need is 100% e-KYC completion. Should states neglect to do this, they could lose their food grain subsidy, and their grain quota will be reduced.

To guarantee that the system contains no fraud or duplicate ration cards, the government is promoting e-KYC.

Why Palamu is Struggling

Although Palamu has made good progress, problems still exist. As of now, 92.40% of ration card holders have finished their e-KYC. Network issues and obsolete equipment present the challenge here, though. Many fair price stores still utilize 2G e-POS devices; slow internet means individuals must wait for hours only to complete one KYC.
Daily wage earners, who sometimes have to miss work and forfeit money while waiting, find this wait particularly difficult.

Lakhs Still Absent

Of the 19,36,699 beneficiaries associated with the National Food Security plan in Palamu, 13,94,362 have finished their e-KYC. That still leaves a staggering 5,42,337 persons aside.
This significant number of outstanding KYC changes—worrying even with several deadline extensions— If not finished quickly, these families risk losing access to subsidized food grains.

One deadline after another

The deadline has been pushed multiple times—starting from the original date of December 31, 2024, it was first extended to March 31 and then again to April 30. Still, full KYC coverage has not resulted even with these extensions.
By the end of March, just 68.56% of members and 90.70% of ration card holders had completed their e-KYC. That rose somewhat to 92.40% holders and 72% members by April 30. The countdown starts once more now that the last date has moved to June 30.

Quick Search: Palamu Ration Card Data

Here is a brief view:

Under the NFSA (National Food Security Act) and JSFSS (Jharkhand State Food Security Scheme Government Scheme), total ration cards number 4,54,603.
Total members covered: 19,36,699
e-KYC completed: 13,94,362
Still outstanding: 5,42,337
Every unit under these government programs receives free food grains five kg every month. However, e-KYC is absolutely essential if one is to keep enjoying this advantage.

The Bottom Line

Families of Palamu have one last chance to complete their e-KYC and guarantee their ration benefits. The race is on as the June 30 deadline draws near. Palamu will cross the finish line this time, will he?