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- Server problems in Karnataka's food department are forcing people to wait for hours in queues to collect rations under the Anna Bhagya scheme.
- Each beneficiary's thumbprint verification is taking 15 to 20 minutes or more because the server is running slowly.
- In Hubballi, some people have started queuing from 6 am, and some wait four to five hours, skipping daily wage work to collect their rations.
- The problem has been reported across most districts, including Dharwad, and beneficiaries say it has continued for four to five months.
- The delays affect a scheme that gives 10 kg of free rice per person monthly to BPL families, and officials have been informed but the issue remains unresolved.
What to watch next
- Whether the food department fixes the server issue and speeds up biometric verification.
- Whether the mandatory thumbprint-based approval system is changed after the frauds that led to its introduction.
- Any action taken by senior officials after local food department officers escalated the complaint.
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