Delhi Cabinet approves raising ration card income ceiling to ₹2.5 lakh
The Delhi Cabinet has approved an increase in the annual family income limit for ration cards from ₹1.2 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh. This change aims to better reflect the economic realities of the city. Additionally, the government plans to implement a digital currency system for ration distribution.
- ▪The income eligibility limit for ration cards has been raised to ₹2.5 lakh.
- ▪There are currently about 64.93 lakh beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act.
- ▪The government identified 7.71 lakh ineligible and bogus enrolments during an audit.
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The Delhi Cabinet has approved raising the annual family income eligibility limit for ration cards from ₹1.2 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh, Food and Supplies Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Tuesday.Mr. Sirsa said the earlier income threshold “no longer reflected the city’s economic realities”. The Capital currently has about 64.93 lakh beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, with nearly 15.46 lakh ration cards in circulation.The process of issuing new ration cards resumed on May 15 after the government identified 7.71 lakh ineligible and bogus enrolments during an audit of the Public Distribution System beneficiaries.
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