Ration Card Holders: The UP government is preparing to remove the names of 16.67 lakh people from ration cards. Are you on the list?

Ration Card Holders: The UP government has tightened its grip on those fraudulently obtaining free rations. The cards of 16.67 lakh people who misused the free ration facility will be cancelled.

Ration Card Holders: The Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh has tightened its grip on those fraudulently obtaining free rations. The government has caught a large number of people who were availing of the free ration facility using fake documents. Now, the government is going to cancel the cards of such people.

It should be noted that currently, there are 3.62 crore ration cards in Uttar Pradesh, representing 14.68 crore people. Consequently, the Yogi government is going to cancel approximately 16.67 lakh ration cards. These people's documents have been found to be fake. So, let's find out if your name is also included in this list.

How were the freeloaders identified?

Recently, the government cross-checked ration card data with data from several other departments, such as the Income Tax Department, Transport Department, GST, and the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, to uncover irregularities in ration cards. During this process, it was discovered that 996,643 of the people issued ration cards were income tax payers. This brought the government to the attention of those who attempted to exploit this privilege by obtaining fraudulent ration cards.

Who are these freeloaders?

When the government analyzed the data, it found more than 6,500 individuals whose firms' annual turnover exceeded ₹25 lakh. Furthermore, 4.74 lakh individuals owned light motor vehicles (cars). 189,701 farmers with land holdings exceeding 5 acres were also included in this list. Now, the government has tightened its grip on these freeloaders, and the names of such fraudulent individuals will soon be removed from the ration card list.

Who is the true entitlement to ration?

According to the Indian government's eligibility criteria, the Antyodaya ration card is provided to families below the poverty line. Furthermore, household ration cards are eligible for this benefit only if they earn less than ₹3 lakh annually in urban areas and less than ₹2 lakh annually in rural areas.