ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo moved yesterday to end what he called the “stigma” of fingerprinting food stamp recipients, forcing the city to abandon the anti-fraud strategy.

Cuomo said he plans to issue regulations by mid-July to repeal the 14-year-old fingerprinting requirement.

Mayor Bloomberg has defended the use of fingerprinting, which he insisted helps root out fraud. Only New York and Arizona require fingerprinting for food stamp applicants.

But Cuomo, who promised in January to repeal the practice, has the last word and said new technology and Social Security numbers can catch cheaters without subjecting the poor to ink blots.