India, May 9 -- The Delhi government has found that more than 5,600 of its employees are wrongfully registered as beneficiaries for free and subsidised ration under the Public Distribution System (PDS), a scheme only meant for households whose annual income is less than Rs.1 lakh, according to officials aware of the matter.

Action has now been ordered against these employees, the officials said. The employees are from various departments of the Delhi government such as food and civil supplies, revenue and are being paid salaries by the Delhi government.

The alleged misconduct came to the notice of the government only in April during an analysis of records by the IT department to create a unified data hub.

Most of these government emplo...