Overview
- Lib Tech reports about 27 lakh deletions versus 10.5 lakh additions between October 10 and November 14, including roughly 6 lakh active workers, calling the volume highly unusual.
- The surge overlaps with e-KYC becoming mandatory on November 1, which matches workers’ NMMS photos to Aadhaar, and net additions fell by about 17 lakh within a month.
- States with high e-KYC completion saw large deletions, led by Andhra Pradesh (15,92,903), Tamil Nadu (30,529) and Chhattisgarh (1,04,310).
- The Rural Development Ministry denies any link to e-KYC, describing deletions as routine verification under SOPs with five-year job card renewals, public disclosure and appeal windows.
- Congress accuses the government of throttling MGNREGA and demands halting ABPS, NMMS and e-KYC and raising the daily wage to Rs 400.