CM Rekha Gupta Announces 2 Lakh New Ration Cards for Delhi This Year
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Delhi to Issue 2 Lakh New Ration Cards This Year: CM Rekha Gupta
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News18•27-02-2026, 17:45
Delhi to Issue 2 Lakh New Ration Cards This Year: CM Rekha Gupta
•CM Rekha Gupta announced Delhi government will issue two lakh new ration cards this year.
•New ration cards had not been issued in Delhi for many years, according to Gupta.
•Delhi currently has over 17 lakh ration card holders, benefiting nearly 73 lakh PDS beneficiaries.
•A verification drive identified 2.76 lakh ration card holders for notices, with many found ineligible.
•New rules make government employees, income taxpayers, four-wheeler owners, and those with high power connections ineligible; annual income criterion changed to Rs 1.20 lakh.