The government had, however, assured that supply of commodities would not be denied for those not having smart cards until the distribution was completely over. Even the 219 shops have not received the cards for all the ration cards attached to them,” an official said. “We expected another batch of smart cards by Tuesday but it did not arrive. Meanwhile, minor issues have been reported in activating the received smart cards in many fair price shops. Non-linked ration cardsOfficials are also uncertain about issuing smart cards to those ration cardholders who are yet to link their Aadhaar and mobile numbers.

Source: The Hindu April 05, 2017 02:48 UTC