New Delhi, May 26 -- Delhi Cabinet has approved a proposal to increase the annual income eligibility limit for ration cards from Rs 1.2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh under the Public Distribution System (PDS).

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had earlier talked about the enhancement of the income ceiling for ration card eligibility in Delhi.

The decision is expected to benefit lakhs of families across Delhi who were previously excluded due to the lower income threshold, a release said.

The income eligibility limit has been hiked from the earlier Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.2 lakh and now to Rs 2.5 lakh to benefit more and more low-income households.

Speaking on the Cabinet decision, Minister for Food & Supplies Manjinder Singh Sirsa said earlier, the income el...