Aadhaar-ration link deadline September 15

To find and keep records of genuine beneficiaries, the State Government has given priority on linking of Aaadhar cards to different schemes.

On Saturday, the Government said farmers would have to mandatorily submit Aadhar card numbers to avail loans from banks and extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar card to the ration card under the Public Distribution System (PDS) for 15 days from August 31 to September 15.

While the Registrar of Cooperative Societies directed the cooperative banks not to sanction crop loan to farmers without Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) number, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare and Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain informed about extension of time limit for Aadhaar card-ration card linking.