Delhi Government hikes ration card income limit to ₹2.5 lakh

Exam-focused facts from the 23 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Delhi government has proposed to increase the income limit for ration card eligibility to ₹2.5 lakh per annum.
The current income criterion for ration card eligibility in Delhi is capped at ₹1.2 lakh per annum.
Approximately 7.72 lakh invalid ration cards have been cancelled by the government following an intensive audit.
The cancelled cards comprise 1.44 lakh beneficiaries not fulfilling the income criterion, 35,800 who did not receive ration, 29,580 who died, and 23,394 duplicates.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated that no new ration cards had been issued in Delhi over the past 13 years.