Srinagar, Dec. 11 -- The Union Ministry of Rural Development has informed the Lok Sabha that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh witnessed the deletion of more than 3.6 lakh MGNREGS job cards between 2019-20 and 2024-25. The Ministry also confirmed that 79,674 workers were removed from the rolls during a one-month verification window from October 10 to November 14, 2025.
Official data reveals "Jammu and Kashmir accounted for 3,06,271 job card deletions, with yearly figures ranging from 33,032 in 2019-20 to 73,015 in 2023-24. Ladakh recorded 5,670 deletions during the same period."
The Ministry further said the deletions were part of routine verification to remove fake, duplicate or incorrect entries, families that have permanently shifted, and c...