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List of Hunger Deaths in Jharkhand (2015-2018)

This document summarizes 19 cases of hunger deaths reported in Jharkhand, India between 2015-2018. In most cases, the deceased belonged to marginalized social groups like Dalits or Adivasis. Many families were denied ration supplies for several months prior to the deaths due to issues linking their ration cards or bank accounts to Aadhaar IDs, or due to biometric authentication failures. Some victims were denied ration cards or pension benefits altogether. The deaths highlight how exclusion from India's public distribution system and social welfare programs, often due to Aadhaar-related problems, contributed to hunger and loss of life among vulnerable communities.

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List of Hunger Deaths in Jharkhand (2015-2018)

This document summarizes 19 cases of hunger deaths reported in Jharkhand, India between 2015-2018. In most cases, the deceased belonged to marginalized social groups like Dalits or Adivasis. Many families were denied ration supplies for several months prior to the deaths due to issues linking their ration cards or bank accounts to Aadhaar IDs, or due to biometric authentication failures. Some victims were denied ration cards or pension benefits altogether. The deaths highlight how exclusion from India's public distribution system and social welfare programs, often due to Aadhaar-related problems, contributed to hunger and loss of life among vulnerable communities.

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Hunger deaths in Jharkhand (2015-18)

Name & Age Block & District Date of death Details

Indradeo Mali, 40 yrs (m) Hazaribagh, December 2016 Dalit; No food cooked in house since three days before death. Family did not get ration for two months
Jharkhand preceding death.
Santoshi Kumari, 11 years Simdega, Jharkhand 28 September, Dalit; Santoshi’s family was denied ration for six months preceding her death. Its ration card was deleted
(f)* 2017 as it was not linked with an Aadhaar.
Baijnath Ravidas, 40 yrs Jharia, Dhanbad, 21 October, 2017 Dalit; rickshaw puller, long term deprivation; had applied for PDS ration card many times, but did not get it.
(m) Jharkhand Family got ration card after his death, his wife awaits widow pension
Ruplal Marandi, 60 yrs Deoghar, Jharkhand 23 October, 2017 Adivasi; Ruplal’s family was denied its ration for two months as it could not prove its identity through
(m)* ABBA.
Lalita Kunwar, 45 yrs (f) Garhwa, Jharkhand October 2017 Adivasi; Lalita’s family was denied ration for six months preceding her death.
Premani Kunwar, 64 yrs Garhwa, Jharkhand 1 December 2017 OBC; After Sep 2017, Premani’s social security pension was redirected to someone else’s bank account
(f)* linked with her Aadhaar. She did not receive her ration in Nov 2017 even though she successfully
authenticated herself.
Etwariya Devi, 67 yrs (f)* Garhwa, Jharkhand 25 December OBC; Etwariya’s family was denied its ration due to ABBA failure. In Dec 2017 she did not receive her
2017 pension, allegedly due to authentication failure.
Budhni Soren, 40 yrs (f)* Giridih, Jharkhand 13 January 2018 Adivasi; Budhni was not issued a ration card (possibly as she did not have Aadhaar). She was not issued a
widow pension.
Lukhi Murmu, 30 yrs (f)* Pakur, Jharkhand 23 January, 2018 Adivasi; Lukhi’s family was denied ration since Oct 2017 due to ABBA failure.
Sarthi Mahtain, age Dhanbad, 29 April, 2018 Sarthi was denied her ration and pension as she could not go to the ration shop or bank for ABBA due to
unclear (f) Jharkhand illness.
Savitri Devi Mahto, 55 yrs Giridih, Jharkhand 2 June, 2018 OBC; Savitri’s family was not issued a ration card. She did not receive her pension as her account was not
(f)* linked with Aadhaar.
Mina Musahar, 45 yrs (f) Chatra, Jharkhand 4 June, 2018 Dalit; Neither Mina nor her son’s family was not issued a AAY ration card.
Chintaman Malhar, 40 yrs Ramgarh, 14 June, 2018 Musahar (Dalit); Chintaman’s family was not issued a ration card. The entire village was also deprived of
(m)* Jharkhand rations, pensions and other basic entitlements.
Lalji Mahto, 70 yrs (m) Jamtara, Jharkhand 10 July, 2018 OBC; He did not receive his pension for the past three months
Rajendra Birhor, 39 yrs Ramgarh, 24 July, 2018 Adivasi; Rajendra’s family was not issued a ration card. It also did not get social security pension entitled
(m)* Jharkhand to particularly vulnerable tribes. Died of destitution.
Chamtu Sabar, 45 yrs (m) Dhalbhumgarh, 16 September, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (Adivasi), newspaper report states that there was no food in the house
East Singhbhum 2018 for the 4-5 days before he died. Entitled to Antyodaya card (as PVTG) but did not have one. Suffered from
TB.
*Aadhaar-related issues played a role in these hunger deaths

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