LUCKNOW: By replacing Aadhaar data of
public distribution system (
PDS) beneficiaries with those of impostors, fraudsters carried out almost 1.86 lakh transactions to pilfer 2.2 lakh tonnes of wheat and sugar in July this year, an internal probe by the state government has found.
However, Aadhaar numbers and biometric records of no genuine beneficiary were compromised.
UIDAI sources confirmed that there was no breach in the Aadhaar system or its database.
In an alert and detailed note shared on August 21 with district supply officers, the government said that Aadhaar details of genuine beneficiaries were being replaced in as many as 43 districts at the time of transaction on Aadhaar-based POS machines.
Among the 43 districts, the most number of fraudulent POS transactions have taken place in Allahabad at 37,500, followed by Meerut (27,000), Muzaffarnagar (19,000), Ghaziabad (16,500) and Noida (16,000).
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