Indian govt cancels 3.6 lakh MGNREGA job cards in IIOJK
New Delhi: The Indian Ministry of Rural Development has informed the Lok Sabha, lower house of Indian parliament, that Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the deletion of more than 3.6 lakh MGNREGS job cards between 2019–20 and 2024–25.
According to Kashmir Media Service, 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.
The official data reveals occupied 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.”
During the targeted verification drive held between October 10 and November 14 this year, 79,070 MGNREGS workers were removed in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
