6.34L fake ration cards cancelled

More than 6.34 lakh ration cards have been cancelled in Gujarat over the last six years, exposing the growing prevalence of fake ration cards and large-scale irregularities in the public distribution system (PDS).

- FPJ News Service

The massive verification drive has brought to light discrepancies ranging from bogus beneficiaries to e-KYC mismatches, deaths, migration and Aadhaar seeding failures.

According to official figures of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, a total of 6,34,959 ration cards were scrapped between 2019 and 2025. Authorities say the primary reason was the identification of fake ration cards and ineligible beneficiaries availing subsidised food grains.