Karnataka Stops BPL Card Cancellations, Makes e-KYC Compulsory
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Karnataka has a new food minister. The minister gave a new order about ration cards.
Many poor families in Karnataka have a BPL card. BPL means Below Poverty Line. This card gives cheap food to poor people.
The government was cancelling many BPL cards. The new minister said: stop cancelling these cards now.
The minister also gave another order. All people with BPL cards must do e-KYC. E-KYC is a way to check who a person is, using the internet.
The government wants to stop fake ration cards. Some people who are not poor also have BPL cards. The government wants to find these cards. E-KYC will help check this.
This is why every beneficiary must do e-KYC. A beneficiary is a person who gets help from the government.
This new rule is important for many families in Karnataka. It can change who gets cheap food from the government.
Vocabulary10 words
- food minister
- a government person who works on food rules
- BPL card
- a card for poor families to get cheap food
- e-KYC
- checking who a person is, using the internet
- beneficiary
- a person who gets help or money from the government
- cancel
- to stop something and make it not work anymore
- poverty
- being very poor, with little money
- ration card
- a card used to buy cheap food from the government
- government
- the group of people who run a country or state
- mandatory
- something you must do; not a choice
- verify
- to check that something is true or correct
Quiz
Answer key
1. The new food minister 2. Stop cancelling cards 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Karnataka has a new _____ minister. The minister gave a new order about ration cards.
Many poor families in Karnataka have a _____ card. This card gives cheap food to poor people.
The government was _____ many BPL cards. The new minister said: stop cancelling these cards now.
All people with BPL cards must do _____. This checks who a person is, using the internet.
The government wants to stop _____ ration cards. Some people who are not poor also have BPL cards.
This is why every _____ must do e-KYC.
This new rule is important for many _____ in Karnataka.