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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-23072025-264904
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 445]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025/ASHADHA 31, 1947
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Food and Public Distribution)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 22nd July, 2025
G.S.R. 488(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10
of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Targeted Public Distribution
System (Control) Order, 2015, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Order may be called the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control)
Amendment Order, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the said Order), in
clause 3, for sub-clause (13), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely :-
"(13) The State Government shall regularly review the list of the eligible households for the purpose of deletion
of ineligible households or inclusion of eligible households, and perform mandatory e-KYC every five years.
(13a) No member shall be eligible to hold a separate ration card before the completion of eighteen years of
age.
(13b) Aadhaar number shall be captured for children below five years of age, if available and e-KYC shall be
performed for children within one year after turning five years.".
3. In the said Order, in clause 4, after sub-clause (21), the following sub-clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
"(22) The State Government shall temporarily disable ration cards of beneficiaries who haven't used their
entitlements in the last six months, thereafter, the State Government shall conduct e-KYC by conducting field
verification within the next three months to re-evaluate the ration card, determine eligibility, and take
appropriate action.
(23) The State Government shall temporarily disable beneficiaries who have been identified as duplicates
within or outside the State and such disabled ration cards will be given a window of three months to revalidate
or prove their eligibility by providing necessary documents and e-KYC.
(24) The State Government shall use the First-In First-Out method for issuance of ration card and display a
transparent waiting list in the public domain, including on the state web-portal, allowing users to track their
application status in real-time :
Provided that the State Government may prioritise eligible vulnerable and needy sections of the society in
special circumstances with recorded justification.”.
[F. No. 2-1/2023-PD-II]
RAVI SHANAKAR, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide
number G.S.R. 213 (E), dated the 20th March, 2015 and was last amended vide number G.S.R. 43 (E), dated
the 15th January, 2024.
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