Lok Sabha Question No. 1653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Cancellation of Ration Cards
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1653

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13TH DECEMBER, 2023

## CANCELLATION OF RATION CARDS

## 1653.  SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

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- (a) the number of ration cards cancelled in the country in the last two years ;
- (b) the details of cancellation of fake ration cards, State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken to prevent issue of fake ration cards pan India?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AND CONSUMER AFFAIRSI FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) &  (b): Due to  the  digitization of  ration  cards  data  in  all  States/UTs, continuous de-duplication of digital  data, permanent migration, deaths, identification of ineligible ration cards, etc. The States/UTs from time-to. time have reported the cancellation of about 51.17 lakh ineligible ration cards during the period of 2021 to 2022. The State/UT wise  details of the numbers of ration cards cancelled in the country during 2021 and 2022 are attached  as Annexure-1,
- (c): Further, as  per  the  Targeted Public Distribution System  (TPDS) Control Order 2015, the  review of  ration cards/beneficiaries list, identification of ineligible ration cards and inclusion of genuine eligible beneficiaries/households  comes under the  purview of  the concerned State/UT Government. In this  regard, States/UTs have been advised to undertake proper verification (including field  verification) of  each identified case to ensure that ration cards of genuine beneficiaries are not deleted/ suspended. Further, States/UTs issue new ration cards to the  genuinely eligible  households/beneficiaries in  place  of  cancelled ration cards under the ceiling limit  of  the National Food Security Act (NFSA), to achieve the rightful  targeting of subsidised foodgrains.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)&(b)  OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1653 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2023  IN THE LOK SABHA.

## State/UT-wise report of ration cards deleted/cancelled by  States/UTs during the 2021 and 2022:

| SI   | State/UT          | 2021       | 2022      | Total     |
|------|-------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|
|      | AndhraPradesh     | 13,128     |           | 13, 128   |
| 2    | Andaman& Nicobar  | 196        | 68        | 264       |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh |            |           |           |
| 4    | Assam             | 11,120     |           | 11,120    |
| 5    | Bihar             | 15,678     | 1, 15,260 | 1,30,938  |
| 6    | Chandigarh        |            |           |           |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh      | 10,400     | 3,97,551  | 4,07,951  |
| 8    | DNH andDaman& Diu | 2,454      | 3,804     | 6,258     |
| 9    | Delhi             | 448        | 906       | 1,354     |
| 10   | Goa               | 805        | 636       | 1,441     |
| 11   | Gujarat           | 2,19, 151  | 1,52,063  | 3,71,214  |
| 12   | Haryana           |            |           |           |
| 13   | Himachal Pradesh  | 2,538      |           | 2,538     |
| 14   | Jammu and Kashmir | 33,677     | 5,121     | m7        |
| 15   | Jharkhand         |            |           |           |
| 16   | Karnataka         | 42,558     |           | 42,558    |
| 17   | Kerala            | 1,04,5 1 1 |           | 1,04,51 1 |
| 18   | Ladakh            | 614        |           | 614       |
| 19   | Lakshadweep       | 33         |           | 33        |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh    | 9,93,704   | 98,364    | 10,92,068 |
| 21   | Maharashtra       | 36, 119    |           | 36, 119   |
| 22   | Manipur           | 9,411      | 27,082    | 36,493    |
| 23   | Meghalaya         |            | 90        | 90        |
| 24   | Mizoram           | 1,637      |           | 1,637     |
| 25   | Nagaland          |            |           |           |
| 26   | Odisha            |            |           |           |
| 27   | Puducherry        | 1,73 1     |           | 1,731     |

| 28   | Punjab        | 3,305     |           | 3,305     |
|------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 1,35,283  |           | 1,35,283  |
| 30   | Sikkim        |           |           |           |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | 2,00,942  | 1, 13,300 | 3, 14,242 |
| 32   | Telangana     | NIL       |           | NIL       |
| 33   | Tripura       | 1,100     | 1,331     | 2,43 1    |
|      | Uttar Pradesh | 7, 19,213 | 8,76,686  | 15,95,899 |
|      | Uttarakhand   | 49,712    | 1,57,219  | 2,06,93 1 |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 2,93,326  | 2,65,293  | 5,58,619  |
|      | Grand Total   | 29,02,794 | 22.14.774 | 51.17.568 |

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