India, July 27 -- The Delhi government has cancelled over 1.79 lakh ration cards, removing roughly 7.5 lakh beneficiaries from the public distribution system due to violations such as higher income limits or for failing to collect food grains for 12 months, officials said on Monday, July 27.

According to an order by the Delhi government's Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, the highest number of ration cards cancelled (1.44 lakh) belonged to people whose family income exceeded the prescribed Rs 1.20 lakh per year.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the annual income of one or more members in these households exceeded six lakh, covering over 6.47 lakh beneficiaries who have now been removed from the public distribut...