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Punjab, Centre in Standoff Over NFSA Ration-Card Recheck After Mann Rejects Deletions

Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi says the exercise is a recheck, not deletions.

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BJP has always done drama in the name of providing facilities to people. We oppose this decision taken against the people of Punjab who feed the entire country, said the Punjab chief minister. (HT)
Senior SAD leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema

Overview

  • Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann says the Centre told Punjab to delete 8,02,493 PDS ration cards and vows none will be removed, estimating an impact of about 32 lakh people.
  • Mann says Punjab has verified 1.29 crore of roughly 1.53 crore beneficiaries and has asked for a six‑month extension to complete verification.
  • Joshi counters that no beneficiary has been removed from Punjab’s 1.41 crore NFSA list and says states must identify eligibility under their own criteria.
  • The Union food department has shared cross‑matched data from sources including CBDT and MCA for state field verification with a September 30 target.
  • Mann questions the exclusion benchmarks such as vehicle ownership or landholdings and raises privacy concerns over BJP outreach camps he alleges collect personal data.