Lok Sabha Question No. 4259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: PMGKAY in Hamirpur
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Ajendra Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4259

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18T II MARCH, 2026

## PMGKAY IN HAMIRPUR

## t4259.  SHRI AJENDRA SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

- (a): the criteria being utilized to determine the ineligibility  of  beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri  Garib Kalyan Anna Yoj ana (PMGKAY)  based on data shared by the Income Tax Department, specifically with reference to Hamirpur district;
- (b) : the number of beneficiaries  removed from  PMGKAY in Uttar  Pradesh during  the last three years, district-wise;
- (c) : whether the Government has received complaints  regarding the wrongful  exclusion of eligible poor families due to errors in Aadhaar seeding, incomplete e-KYC  or discrepancies in data matching  and if  so, the details thereof;  and
- (d): the steps taken or proposed to be taken by  the Government for  the re-inclusion  of eligible beneficiaries and to prevent such errors in the future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRiBUTION

(SHRIM ATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): Under the National Food Security Act  (NFSA), 2013, the responsibility for  identifying eligible  households rests with  the respective State Governments/UT  Administrations. As per Section 10 of NFSA, 2013, the State Government is required to frame its own inclusion and exclusion guidelines and identify households to be covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)  and Priority Households (PHH) within  the limits  prescribed under Section  9 of the Act.

Accordingly,  the criteria for determining eligibility  or ineligibility of beneficiaries, including income-related criteria, are defined by the respective State Governments/UTs through their Control Orders and guidelines. Therefore,  the determination  of ineligible beneficiaries, including in Hamirpur district, is carried out by the State Government in accordance with its prescribed inclusion and exclusion criteria.

- (b): Under Rightful  Targeting of Beneficiaries, the district-wise details of beneficiaries removed from PMGKAY  in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years are placed at Annexure.

(c)  &  (d):  No  such complaints  or  grievances regarding  wrongful  exclusion  of eligible  beneficiaries on account of  Aadhaar seeding errors, incomplete e-KYC,  or discrepancies in data matching have been received in the Department.

States/UTs have been advised to undertake field  verification  of  flagged beneficiary records and take necessary action in accordance with their respective inclusion and exclusion criteria. As per Section 10 of the NFS A, 2013, the identification  and updating of beneficiary lists is the prerogative of the State Governments/UT Administrations.

The  Central  Government continues to  support States/UTs through  advisories, review meetings, and  technology-driven systems to ensure accurate beneficiary databases while safeguarding the interests  of all eligible  households.

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## The district-wise details of beneficiaries  removed from PMGKAy  in Uttar Pradesh

| DistrictName         | Deleted Count   |
|----------------------|-----------------|
| SAHARAN PU R         | 38,866          |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR        | 31,331          |
| BIJNOR               | 62,012          |
| MORADABAD            | 38,997          |
| RAMPUR               | 32,092          |
| AMROHA               | 15,868          |
| MEERUT               | 39,1 14         |
| BAGHPAT              | 32,724          |
| GHAZIABAD            | 30,855          |
| GAUTAM BUDDHANAGAR   | 19,846          |
| BULANDSHAHR          | 40,764          |
| ALIGARH              | 33,635          |
| HATHRAS              | 26,890          |
| MATHURA              | 42,325          |
| AGRA                 | 99,086          |
| FIROZABAD            | 38,525          |
| MAINPURI             | 46,544          |
| BUDAUN               | 37,548          |
| BAREILLY             | 58,728          |
| PILIBHIT             | 17,358          |
| SHAHJAHANPUR         | 21,863          |
| KHERI                | 34,224          |
| SITAPUR              | 32,002          |
| HARDOI               | 37,4 16         |
| UNNAO                | 44,364          |
| LUCKNOW              | 7 1,405         |
| RAEBARELI            | 42,909          |
| FARRUKHABAD          | 21 ,574         |
| KANNAUJ              | 17,309          |
| ETAWAH               | 38,017          |
| AURAIYA              | 16,042          |
| KANPURDEHAT          | 17,365          |
| KANPURNAGAR          | 144,766         |
| JALAUN               | 21,412          |
| JHANSI               | 31,337          |
| LALITPUR             | 11,509          |
| HAMIRPUR             | 12, 172         |
| MAHOBA               | 9,071           |
| BANDA                | 24,238          |
| CHITRAKOOT           | 7,2 18          |
| FATEHPUR             | 40,377          |
| PRATAPGARH           | 14,889          |
| KAUSHAMBI            | 20,853          |
| PRAYACJRAJ BARABANKI | 91,533 26,835   |

| AYODHYA         | 30,46q    |
|-----------------|-----------|
| ANIBEDKARNAGAR  | 18,150    |
| SULTANPUR       | 24,718    |
| BAHRAICH        | 27,182    |
| SHRAVASTI       | 2,477     |
| BALRAMPUR       | 16,289    |
| GONDA           | 26,325    |
| SIDDHARTH NAGAR | 21,854    |
| BASTI           | 45,110    |
| SANTKABEERNAGAR | 15,608    |
| MAHARAJGANJ     | 12,640    |
| GORAKHPUR       | 43 ,548   |
| KUSHINAGAR      | 12,049    |
| DEORIA          | 28,353    |
| AZAMGARH        | 35,594    |
| MAU             | 29,800    |
| BALLIA          | 42, 137   |
| JALINPUR        | 38,792    |
| GHAZIPUR        | 35,636    |
| CHANDAULI       | 8,009     |
| VARANASI        | 48,883    |
| BHADOHI         | 8,459     |
| MIRZAPUR        | 25,595    |
| SONBHADRA       | 11,030    |
| ETAH            | 35,067    |
| KASGANJ         | 29, 146   |
| ANIETHI         | 26,963    |
| HAPUR           | 17,472    |
| SAMBHAL         | 45,512    |
| SHAMLI          | 14,955    |
| Grand Total     | 2,411,630 |