Aadhaar mandatory to avail subsidy under food security law
The government on Thursday made Aadhaar card mandatory for availing subsidised foodgrains from ration shops to better target ₹1.4 lakh crore subsidy under the food security law. The government has given time to those not having the biometric-based unique identification number to apply for Aadhaar by June 30. The Centre had earlier made Aadhaar mandatory for cooking gas subsidy.