Thiruvananthapuram, Friday, July 23, 2010: Kerala State Food and civil supplies Minister C Divakaran today informed that all the pending applications for new ration cards in the State would be cleared by August 31. Minister said that after the distribution of photo-affixed ration card to existing cardholders, the government received more than 6.55 lakh fresh applications.

However, all the documents should have to be verified before issuing new ration cards to anyone. C. Divakaran said additional staff would be appointed to clear the pending cases. Online submission of applications for new rations cards would be introduced by the end of this month, the minister added.