<h1>Centre denies cutting foodgrain allocations, urges state to clean beneficiary data after over one million flagged as doubtful</h1> The central government denied removing any beneficiaries or cutting foodgrain allocations for the state, rejecting the state's claim that 802,493 ration cards were deleted, and urged the state to clean up beneficiary data so only eligible poor receive rations. The centre said it has not reduced allocations and that e-KYC for National Food Security Act beneficiaries was mandated (deadline June 2025); the state has completed about 90%. Central data reportedly flagged over one million 'doubtful' beneficiaries, including about 945,000 with annual incomes above Rs 6 lakh, suggesting diversion. The centre said beneficiary identification is a state responsibility and called for removing ineligible names and adding deserving households.