Bihar cancels over 5.5L ration cards after review flagged 8.19L
Bihar deletions due to deaths migration 
The government plans to synchronize this data across other government systems too, a step taken after last year's nationwide review found loads of ineligible cardholders (including taxpayers and owners of four-wheelers), leading to stricter checks everywhere.
Most deletions happened because people had either passed away, moved out, didn't submit KYC documents, or earned too much to qualify.
Nearly all SIR deletions were linked to deaths, migration, or duplicates: Patna and Muzaffarpur saw the biggest numbers.
If your card's gone and you think it's a mistake, you can challenge it locally.
Lists of deleted ration cards are being displayed across Bihar's 38 districts.
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