Validate a state ration card against the public distribution system records and receive the card type, household head and member list, a widely accepted proof of address and family composition.
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Ration cards remain a primary identity and address document for large parts of the workforce. This API checks the number against the state PDS registry and returns the card category, the district and the members enrolled on it.
Confirm a ration card number and the household members listed on it.
Accept a document most blue-collar workers already hold.
Member lists support dependant and nominee checks.
Where the Ration Card Verification API is typically called, and what it settles there.
Identity and address in one step for workers without other documents.
Household verification for group products.
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Ration card number, State as a JSON body. Optional fields sharpen the match.
emver queries the authoritative record, normalises the answer and logs the request.
A verification status plus the fields listed above, in the same response envelope as every other API.
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What teams ask before adding the Ration Card Verification API to their integration.
Coverage follows the states that expose PDS lookups; the response reports when a state is not supported.
Usually called with the Ration Card Verification API, on the same key.
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