One Nation One Ration Card plan ensures distribution of subsidised foodgrains to ration card holders under NFSA to lift the entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) anywhere in the country by using their same/existing NFSA ration card after biometric/Aadhaar authentication on an electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) device. Under this scheme, beneficiaries will continue to get Rice, Wheat and Coarse Grain at the rate of Rs. 3, Rs. 2 and Rs. 1 per Kg respectively in other States as well.
At present 32 States/UTs are covered under ONORC and integration of remaining 4 States/UTs is predicted to be completed in next few months.
During the amount April 2020 to Feb 2021, a complete of about 15.4 Crore portability transactions are recorded under ONORC.
Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution today addressed a news conference on “One Nation One Ration Card” (ONORC) plan. On this occasion Secretary also launches Mera Ration mobile app. This app will benefit especially those card holders who move to new areas for livelihoods.
On this occasion, while briefing the media Shri Pandey said that the system which was started initially in 4 States in August 2019 has been swiftly unrolled during a very short span of your time in 32 States/UTs by December 2020 and therefore the integration of remaining 4 States/UT (Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and West Bengal) is predicted to be completed in next few months. Shri Pandey informed that at the present , the system covers nearly 69 Crore NFSA beneficiaries (about 86% NFSA population) within the country and a monthly average of about 1.5~1.6 Crore portability transactions are being recorded under ONORC.
Further in his briefing, Shri Pandey informed that the ONORC has proved to be an incredible value-added service to every NFSA beneficiary during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly migrants, which allowed them to avail the advantage of subsidised foodgrains with flexibility from any location wherever they were during the lockdown/crisis period. the liberty of selecting any FPS wasn't available earlier. During the amount April 2020 to Feb 2021, a complete of about 15.4 Crore portability transactions are recorded under ONORC
On this occasion, while briefing the media Shri Pandey said that the system which was started initially in 4 States in August 2019 has been swiftly unrolled during a very short span of your time in 32 States/UTs by December 2020 and therefore the integration of remaining 4 States/UT (Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and West Bengal) is predicted to be completed in next few months. Shri Pandey informed that at the present , the system covers nearly 69 Crore NFSA beneficiaries (about 86% NFSA population) within the country and a monthly average of about 1.5~1.6 Crore portability transactions are being recorded under ONORC.
Further in his briefing, Shri Pandey informed that the ONORC has proved to be an incredible value-added service to every NFSA beneficiary during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly migrants, which allowed them to avail the advantage of subsidised foodgrains with flexibility from any location wherever they were during the lockdown/crisis period. the liberty of selecting any FPS wasn't available earlier. During the amount April 2020 to Feb 2021, a complete of about 15.4 Crore portability transactions are recorded under ONORC.
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