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MP links Aadhaar to food scheme [1]

Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to link Aadhaar, the 12-digit number issued by UIDAI, to the subsidised foodgrain scheme.

The state government thinks the new arrangement will totally eliminate fake beneficiaries of the subsidised foodgrain scheme.

MP has cancelled lakhs of bogus ration cards over the last couple of years that were proving to be a drain on the public distribution sy

Publication Date: 
29/04/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Food Policy [3], Food Supply [4], Madhya Pradesh [5], Hoshangabad (D) [6], Subsidies [7]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hoshangabad-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies