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NEW DELHI, Aug 2: More than 4.43 crore MGNREGS job cards have been deleted since the 2019-20 fiscal, the government said on Friday.
Union Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan provided the information in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
A total of 4,43,04,661 (4.43 crore) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) job cards were deleted between the 2019-20 and 2024-25 financial years, Paswan said.
"Verification of job cards is a regular exercise conducted by the states/Union Territories. Job cards can be cancelled/deleted after due verification only if it is a fake job card (incorrect job card); duplicate job card; households not willing to work; family shifted from gram panchayat permanently; and single person in job card and that person has expired," the minister said.
Of the total, 22,24,982 (22 lakh) job cards were deleted in 2024-25 till July 30 this year.
The minister said 1,02,71,048 (1.02 crore) job cards were deleted in 2023-24; 2,25,38,538 (2.25 crore) in 2022-23; and 50,39,649 (50 lakh) in 2021-22.
Job card deletions stood at 27,97,013 (27 lakh) in 2020-21 and 14,33,431 (14 lakh) in 2019-20.
Among the states, 99,26,063 (99 lakh) job cards were deleted in Bihar; 91,42,876 (91 lakh) in Uttar Pradesh; 42,82,945 (42 lakh) in Odisha; 24,05,859 (24 lakh) in West Bengal; 37,74,160 (37 lakh) in Madhya Pradesh; 35,54,193 (35 lakh) in Andhra Pradesh; and 17,93,357 (17 lakh) in Jharkhand since 2019-20.
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