The government canceled 44 lakh ration cards

  The government canceled 44 lakh ration cards, thus revealing the fraud

The government has canceled 43 lakh 90 thousand bogus and unrecognized ration cards of Public Distribution System PDS. The government has taken this step so that the eligible beneficiaries can be given subsidized foodgrains on the basis of the National Food Security Act. Earlier in 2013, a large number of duplicate ration card scams came to light.

The government canceled 44 lakh ration cards

The decision was taken to give justice to the right beneficiaries

Duplicate ration card scam also came up in 2013

The official said the digitization of ration cards has helped in making the public distribution system transparent and improved. “We also add new beneficiaries designated for each state and union territory at the time of removal of ineligible ration cards,” he said.

Find out how many people will benefit from NFSA

About 81.35 crore people benefit from NFSA. That is two-thirds of the country's population. About 800 million people currently receive 5 kg of free foodgrains per month under the Prime Minister's Poor Welfare Food Scheme. The government can expand the scheme. The scheme was launched in March 2020 to combat the Corona epidemic.

The government canceled 44 lakh ration cards

Cereals are available at very cheap prices

"Based on NFSA, we distribute 42 million tonnes of food grains at subsidized rates," the official said. 2 rupees per kg of wheat and 3 rupees per kg of rice. On the basis of PMGKAY, 32 million tonnes of free foodgrains are distributed every month. The distribution is based on both these schemes in Corona.

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One Nation One Ration Card Scheme will help workers

The Central Government has launched the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme. This will quickly benefit migrant workers. Based on this scheme, the right person in any part of the country will get ration at the rate of government subsidy. Based on the National Portability Cluster, the government has succeeded in bringing the scheme together in 28 States and Union Territories.