SRINAGAR, Dec 3: J&K has deleted nearly 50,000 ration cards over the past five years as part of a nationwide verification of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), the Union Government informed the Lok Sabha today.
The figures were shared in a written reply by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.According to the Ministry, J&K removed 33,677 ration cards in 2021, 2,927 in 2022, 5,403 in 2023, 4,767 in 2024, and 3,036 in 2025 (till date), taking the total deletions to 49,810.
