The Bangaru Vaickal Neeradhara Koottamaippu, a farmers' collective in Puducherry, has formally requested the local government to cancel its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based food subsidy distribution program. In a letter to Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, the collective's president, V. Chandrasekhar, expressed concerns that the program, which aims to replace direct cash transfers with digital wallets for ration cardholders, could undermine the public distribution system. The initiative is intended to support beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana by utilizing the Reserve Bank of India's e-rupee for subsidy distribution. However, local farmers and residents have reacted with shock and anxiety to the announcement of special camps for creating digital wallets in Bahour and Ariyankuppam. Chandrasekhar warned that the shift from ration commodities to cash or digital currency could eliminate ration shops, forcing vulnerable populations into private markets with inflated prices. He emphasized that this would disrupt the government's procurement of food grains from farmers, threatening their livelihoods. The collective is calling for immediate action to protect food security in the region.