In the country’s capital Delhi, a large -scale disturbances have come to light under the free ration scheme. Investigation by the Food and Supplies Department has revealed that about 6.52 lakh beneficiaries have been found ineligible. This beneficiary is about 10% out of a total of 72.77 lakh beneficiaries. These include people who have private vehicles, have precious land in the city, they pay income tax or are the director of a registered company.

Who was found ineligible?

According to the data of the department…

• 95,741 beneficiaries have private cars, they have also been found ineligible for this.
• Apart from this, 2.80 lakh people are land owners, income tax pair or director of any company, they are also ineligible for this scheme.
• 89,084 duplicate beneficiaries have also been found under investigation, whose names are recorded in more than one state.
• Apart from this, there are also 1.84 lakh silent beneficiaries who have not been taking ration for more than 6 months and e-KYC has not been completed.

Duplicate and fake beneficiaries also come out

Officials said that a large number of people are taking advantage of ration cards in more than one states. For example, a family was taking ration from both Bihar and Delhi. After investigation, it has been recommended to remove 27,745 duplicate names. At the same time, 41,181 beneficiaries were retained in Delhi itself.

Dead and also in the list of over 100 years of age

The department has also received the names of about 10,000 deceased beneficiaries. Also, there are 1,033 such names, whose age is said to be between 100 and 120 years. All these will be removed from the list.

Why is this action taking place?

Delhi currently has 17.46 lakh ration card holders. Out of which 16.80 lakh priority families and 66,150 Antyodaya fall under the Annan Scheme. Aay families get 35 kg of food grains every month, while PHH card holders get 5 kg of grain per member. From January 2024, free ration is being given for 5 years under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. But the benefit of the scheme should be given only to those whose annual income is less than one lakh. For this purpose, the Central Government started a ration card verification campaign in July 2023, which was implemented rapidly in Delhi from January.

E-KYC and on-ground verification

Officials said that so far about 80% of the ration card holders of Delhi have been completed. The names of those whose e-KYC have not been done can also be removed from the list, the department has sent the list of those found ineligible to local food supply officers and inspectors so that it can be investigated at the ground level.

Government claims

Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the government is committed to ensure that no eligible family is deprived of the ration of their rights. He said that the verification process is going on, we are making the system more transparent so that the benefits of the scheme reach only the right and real people.

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Free Sugar on Ration Card: The Government of India runs many schemes for the people of the country. The benefit of these schemes of the government gives benefits to the different of the country. Many such people are still present in the country. Those who cannot even eat food for two times. Such people are given free ration under the National Food Security by the country of the Government of India. Ration card is required for this.

In all the states of the country, the government gives free ration and low cost through this scheme. But many times people do not get everything in it. Ration card holders of Delhi have not got the benefit of free sugar on the ration card for 4 months. Let us tell you when the residents of Delhi can get free sugar on ration cards.

When will free sugar be available in Delhi?

Ration card holders of Delhi are given one kilogram of sugar free on ration card under Antyodaya Ann Yojana. But since January 2025, the benefits of free sugar given to the ration card holders of Delhi have not been given. The reason behind this has been given that sugar has not reached the distribution centers. Due to this, many ration card holders have not got free sugar.

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Now many ration card holders of Delhi are getting questions in the minds of the people when they will get free sugar. So let me tell you that no information has been revealed about this at the moment. You can find out by visiting your ration distribution shop in this bar.

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E KYC is necessary

Instructions have been issued by the government to get all ration card holders e-KYC. It is necessary to get all ration card holders e-KYC. Without this, you do not get the benefit of free ration facility on the ration card. Ration card holders of Delhi also need to get e-KYC. Otherwise, they too will not get the benefit of this facility. The last date for this has been fixed for 30 April.

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