We all know that the Karnataka Government has also made Ration Card e-KYC mandatory. And the last date to complete the verification through Ration Card e-KYC is 30^th September 2026. But the government has now extended the deadline by expanding the Anna Seve App for Ration Card e-KYC. So if you also belong to Karnataka State and want to complete the Karnataka Ration Card e-KYC with the Anna Seve App, then you may have to gives your attention to my article.

• The app was launched by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister on October 1, 2026.
• The Anna Seve App is available in Karnataka State from 14^th October 2026.
• The deadline to complete the e-KYC Process is now 20 October 2026.

Karnataka Ration Card e-KYC with Anna Seve App

In the state of Karnataka Now government made available its Anna Seve Mobile App in all over the state, which is applicable from 14^th October 2026. Now, with the help of this app, all the PDS beneficiaries and Anna Bhagya Beneficiaries can complete their electronic Know Your Customer verification, i.e. e-KYC, for their Ration Card from their home. Now they no longer need to go anywhere.

Portal	Anna Seve App
Available at	Google Play Store App
Use For	Ration Card e-KYC
Beneficiaries	All ration card holders
State	Karnataka
Using Mode	Online

What is Ration Card e-KYC?

So e-KYC stands for Electronic Know Your Customer Verification. This is the digital verification of the Ration Card. This process can be used to verify the person’s identity and their associated records.

Anna Seve APP for Ration Card e-KYC

Now in the state of Karnataka, they made available this Mobile application in all over the state. The app was launched by Karnataka’s Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Rizwan Arshad on 1^st October 2026. This app is available in the state from 14^th October 2026. So that everyone can use its services and complete their Ration card Digital verification just sitting at home. Now they no longer need to visit any of the Government offices or Fair price shops.

No matter you complete your e KYC more than one year, you also required to repeat the process for the same. The same app is developed by the Karnataka State with the collaboration of the National Informatics Centre and the Department of e-Governance.

So this app is also available on the Google Play Store. So use its digital services all citizens of the state need the Anna Seve App, Aadhaar Face RD and CSC Applications.

What is PDS System In India?

So here PDS stands for Public Distribution System. Under which the Government of India distribute the food items like grains and other essential items to the public through their fair price shops. The food items will be given at a subsidised rate to the eligible families. So with the help of the PDS Ration Card government identify the eligible families and collect their record and then give them benefits.

In the state of Karnataka there is Anna Bhagya Scheme available, under which government provide the benefits to the PDS beneficiaries. So now, with the help of the Anna Seve App, the beneficiaries can verify their ration card records through digital mode. This services is followed  in 8 Karnataka District which is started from 1^st October to 12^th October 2026. And now it has been launched statewide on 14^th October.

Karnataka Ration Card e-KYC Last Date

With the help of this Anna Seve App, a total of 1,60,267 beneficiaries completed their digital verification. So the last date to complete the same process has now been extended, i.e. 20th October 2026. The previous last date of the process was 30th September. But now, with the expansion of the Anna Seve App, the government has also extended the last date. So which means if you already completed e-KYC more than 1 years, then you also required to completed it again before the last date as stated by the government.

Previous Last Date	30th September 2026
New Extended Last Date	20th October 2026

Required Documents

• Family Ration Card
• Aadhaar Card of each member
• Smartphone with camera
• e-KYC app of the state, i.e. Anna Seve App
• Aadhaar Face RD App

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How to Complete Karnataka Ration Card e-KYC with Anna Seve App?

Download and Install App	First of all, beneficiaries need to download and then install the Anna Seve App, Aadhaar Face RC App and CSC App from the Google Play Store.
Open App	Now, you need to open the Anna Seve App and select the beneficiaries/Citizen link.
Enter Information	Need to enter your Karnataka Ration Card number and then complete OTP verification.
Complete Face Authentication	Now, with the help of the Aadhaar Face RD Scanner, you need to complete the Face authentication and then scan the family member’s face to complete e-KYC.
Repeat Member	Now you have to repeat the member, i.e. scan the face of all members who are listed in the Ration card one by one individually.
Complete verification	In this way, you complete the verification.

Checkout: Karnataka Sandhya Kiran Scheme

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