Ludhiana, April 24 -- The district food supply department has identified over 15,000 e-Shram card holders in Ludhiana to bring them under the Public Distribution System (PDS), said officials.

District food supplies controller Sartaj Singh Cheema said 15,002 e-Shram card holders, mostly unskilled labourers and migrant workers, have been identified and will get 5kg free wheat per person in the next quarter.

The officials said they received data of registered workers from e-Shram portal in May 2024 and the department began area-wise verification.

The department conducted e-KYC verification of each worker's UAN and Aadhaar card details with the help of local ration depot holders.

The move comes in response to a Supreme Court directive ask...