Ration shop license cancelled for illegally collecting money for e-KYC

Food Minister Rizwan Arshad announced that the license of a ration shop in Chandrapanagar, Bengaluru South Zone, was cancelled for illegally collecting ₹500 for an e-KYC service. The minister stated that the shop secretary had received ₹500 via PhonePe on October 2 to facilitate the e-KYC of a person named Basavarajswami. Following a complaint, department officials visited and confirmed the allegations. The shop was found to lack proper display of price lists, stock boards, and food grain samples, and the license holder failed to provide a satisfactory response, leading to action.