With Assam Implementing 'One Nation, One Ration Card', Portable Food Security Across India

Описание: With Assam implementing the 'One Nation One Ration Card' (ONORC) scheme, all the 36 states and UTs of India are now under the ambit of the Central government's ambitious programme, making food security portable throughout the country, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in a release on Tuesday (21 June).

During the last two years of COVID-19 pandemic, ONORC plan has significantly contributed in ensuring subsidised foodgrains to NFSA (National Food Security Act) beneficiaries, especially migrant beneficiaries.

The ONORC, a one-of-its-kind citizen centric initiative in the country, was launched in August 2019, and covers about 80 crore beneficiaries.

According to the ministry, the objective of this beneficiary centric high-impact programme is to empower all NFSA beneficiaries to become AtmaNirbhar for their food security anywhere in the country, through portability of their existing ration cards enabling them to seamlessly lift their entitled subsidised foodgrains (in part or full) from any Fair Price Shop of their choice.

This also enables their family members to lift balance or required amount of foodgrains on the same ration card at their native or any place from the FPS of their choice, the ministry said.

Since its inception in August 2019, about 71 crore portable transactions (43.6 crore NFSA and 27.8 crore PM-GKAY transactions) have taken place under ONORC, delivering foodgrains equivalent to about Rs 40,000 Crore in food subsidy through portability.

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