'One Nation, One Ration Card' Expands to 32 States, Scheme Aimed at Migrant Workers
3 years, 9 months ago

'One Nation, One Ration Card' Expands to 32 States, Scheme Aimed at Migrant Workers

News 18  

The Central government’s “one nation, one ration card” programme, that is aimed at enabling access to subsidized foodgrains for 8 crore migrant workers, is now operational in all 32 states. Food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said that the government has rolled out “Mera Ration”, a mobile application which is available to 67 percent of the population or over 80 crore beneficiaries of subsidized food grains under the National Food Security Act. The report said that the mobile app will show the beneficiaries real-time data of ration stocks, their share and nearest fair-price shops from where they can procure cheap grains. The programme is said to ease access of cheap foodgrains for migrant workers who have been relocated from their native places for work in cities.

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PM Modi lists government's 'One Nation' initiatives aimed at India's unity
1 week, 3 days ago

PM Modi lists government's 'One Nation' initiatives aimed at India's unity

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Lok Sabha on Saturday that the government had brought in several 'One Nation' benefits to "strengthen the unity of the country". The Prime Minister highlighted initiatives such as One Nation One Tax, One Nation One Ration Card, and One Nation One Health Card, during his speech. "The previous governments also played a huge role …

Modi govt removes 5.8 crore fake ration cards through digital verification
1 month ago

Modi govt removes 5.8 crore fake ration cards through digital verification

Op India  

On Wednesday, the Union Food Ministry informed that the government’s incredible drive towards digitisation has revolutionised India’s Public Distribution System and established new standards for food security initiatives around the world. It further read, “These efforts have resulted in substantial reductions in leakages and enhanced targeting.” The ministry mentioned that almost all of the 20.4 crore ration cards have been …

Cabinet panel to seek inputs from MPs, MLAs and MLCs on new ration cards: Uttam Kumar Reddy
4 months, 1 week ago

Cabinet panel to seek inputs from MPs, MLAs and MLCs on new ration cards: Uttam Kumar Reddy

The Hindu  

The government would issue new ration cards to all eligible beneficiaries and the modalities to be adopted need wider discussions with people’s representatives and political parties, said Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. Addressing the media after a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on new ration cards, he said the Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by him and consisting …

SC directs States and Union Territories to give ration cards to 8 crore migrant workers
9 months ago

SC directs States and Union Territories to give ration cards to 8 crore migrant workers

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 19 took exception to the delays in the implementation of its April 2023 order to provide ration cards to about eight crore migrant workers registered in the eShram portal but not covered under the National Food Security Act. A Bench led by Justice Hima Kohli directed States and Union Territories to provide ration cards to …

Provide ration cards to registered migrant workers in 2 months: SC
9 months ago

Provide ration cards to registered migrant workers in 2 months: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed states and Union territories to provide ration cards to all migrant labourers registered with the e-Shram portal within two months, after it was told by a group of citizens that out of the total of 288 million labourers registered on the portal, nearly 80 million do not have ration cards to avail benefits under …

Ration card is not address proof: Delhi HC
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ration card is not address proof: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has said that ration cards cannot be considered a reliable source of proof of address, as they exist only to ensure the provision of food grains at a reasonable price to citizens. This policy delineates the eligibility criteria for the allotment of alternative dwelling units to rehabilitate and relocate JJ colony dwellers, and states that a …

Assam rolls out ration card distribution for 42 lakh new beneficiaries; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches scheme in Jalukbari
11 months, 1 week ago

Assam rolls out ration card distribution for 42 lakh new beneficiaries; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches scheme in Jalukbari

The Hindu  

Ration card distribution to more than 42 lakh new beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act has started in Assam, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launching it in his constituency Jalukbari. “A total of 42,85,745 new beneficiaries will be covered under the NFSA in the State, with ceremonial distribution of ration cards to be held across the State,” an …

Union Cabinet decides to extend free foodgrains scheme for five years
1 year ago

Union Cabinet decides to extend free foodgrains scheme for five years

The Hindu  

November 29, 2023 01:51 pm | Updated 09:16 pm IST - New Delhi Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at an election rally in Chhattisgarh that he would extend for another five years the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana — the scheme that provides free foodgrains to about 81.35 crore people — the Union Cabinet took a formal …

Supreme Court directs provision of ration cards to 8 crore migrant workers not covered under National Food Security Act
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court directs provision of ration cards to 8 crore migrant workers not covered under National Food Security Act

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 20, 2023 directed States and Union Territories to provide ration cards to about eight crore migrant workers registered in the eShram portal but not covered under the National Food Security Act. “Meaning thereby, the rest of the registrants on eShram portal are still without ration cards… Without a ration card a migrant/unorganised labourer or …

Are Migrants Registered In E-Shram Portal Given Benefits Under Food Security Act? Supreme Court Asks Centre, States
1 year, 10 months ago

Are Migrants Registered In E-Shram Portal Given Benefits Under Food Security Act? Supreme Court Asks Centre, States

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Union of India and all state governments to inform whether the 28.55 crores migrants/unorganised workers registered on the E-Shram portal are having the ration cards and whether all of them are given the benefit of food under the National Food Security Act. Only the money is being given by the central government, they …

TS govt to extend Centre\'s free rice scheme to all 90 lakh ration card holders
1 year, 11 months ago

TS govt to extend Centre\'s free rice scheme to all 90 lakh ration card holders

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: After the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre recently announced extension of the free food grain scheme to the poor under the National Food Security Act for a year, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government has decided to extend the scheme to all ration card holders in the state. Telangana has 55 lakh ration card-holders covered by the …

Lakhs of Card Holders in Delhi 'Not Getting Ration' for Last 2 Months, Alleges BJP
2 years ago

Lakhs of Card Holders in Delhi 'Not Getting Ration' for Last 2 Months, Alleges BJP

News 18  

Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Thursday alleged that lakhs of ration card holders in the city are “not getting ration” for the last two months, and claimed there was a “scam” in its supply in the AAP-led government. “Modi ji’s government at the Centre has issued ration to the poor of Delhi under the Food …

Linking Aadhaar with ration cards results in 50 lakh gap in beneficiary number, says Assam CM
2 years, 3 months ago

Linking Aadhaar with ration cards results in 50 lakh gap in beneficiary number, says Assam CM

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the Government has found a gap of around 50 lakh beneficiaries after linking Aadhaar cards with ration cards across the State. Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting in Kokrajhar, he said the government is going to save a good amount of money for these unaccounted beneficiaries and accordingly add …

Migrant Workers Crisis - Issuing Ration Cards On The Basis Of 2011 Census Might Be Injustice : Supreme Court To Union Govt
2 years, 5 months ago

Migrant Workers Crisis - Issuing Ration Cards On The Basis Of 2011 Census Might Be Injustice : Supreme Court To Union Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, in an application seeking compliance with its judgment regarding problems and miseries of migrant labourers indicated that modalities have to be worked out by the Central and State Governments to ensure that migrant workers are provided ration at any cost. As Ms. Bhati listed out the many beneficiary schemes made available for the workers, Advocate, …

India denying subsidised food grains to millions of its poor
3 years, 3 months ago

India denying subsidised food grains to millions of its poor

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – Tabassum Nisha lives in a shanty in a cramped corner of New Delhi’s Malviya Nagar neighbourhood with her five children. The ration card is a document issued by various state governments to households eligible to purchase subsidised food grains from the public distribution system under the National Food Security Act. When the Delhi government in 2020 …

Use of ration card portability on the rise in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 5 months ago

Use of ration card portability on the rise in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: As the ration card portability projects gains momentum, more and more beneficiaries are using the facility to buy subsidized food grains from any of the public distribution system shop across the state and the country and not necessarily from the shop where they are registered. HT Image As many as 29,259 beneficiaries having ration cards in UP availed food …

India's One Nation-One Ration Card: Important but Delayed Reform
3 years, 5 months ago

India's One Nation-One Ration Card: Important but Delayed Reform

The Quint  

The Supreme Court set the cat amongst the pigeons on 29 June, directing all States and Union Territories to implement the One Nation, One Ration Card system by 31 July 2021. The intertwining of IT and the Public Distribution System has been in the making, on the back-burner, since 2011, when a panel headed by then UIDAI chairperson Nandan Nilekani …

What Is One Nation, One Ration Card? What Challenges Does It Face?
3 years, 5 months ago

What Is One Nation, One Ration Card? What Challenges Does It Face?

The Quint  

According to an article published in Livemint, the scheme has its origins in 2011, when a task force was founded by then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The ONORC was envisioned to amplify access to PDS benefits for the NFSA beneficiaries, by allowing them to avail the benefits even outside the jurisdiction of the FPS they were originally assigned. As per …

On migrant workers, SC issues a stern reminder
3 years, 5 months ago

On migrant workers, SC issues a stern reminder

Hindustan Times  

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, gave a slew of directives to the Centre, the states, and Union Territories to provide relief to migrant workers, whose lives and livelihoods have been severely affected by the pandemic. Calling the Centre’s attitude towards the migrants “lackadaisical,” SC directed it to ensure that the proposed national database for unorganised workers …

SC tells states/UTs to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme by 31 July; all you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

SC tells states/UTs to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme by 31 July; all you need to know

Firstpost  

The plea sought directions to the Centre and states to ensure food security, cash transfers, and other welfare measures for migrant workers The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed states and Union Territories to implement the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme by 31 July, and instructed the Centre to provide free dry ration to migrant workers till the COVID-19 situation …

Implement 'One Nation, One Ration' Scheme for Migrant Workers by July 31: SC to States
3 years, 5 months ago

Implement 'One Nation, One Ration' Scheme for Migrant Workers by July 31: SC to States

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the “One Nation, One Ration” scheme for migrant workers must be implemented by all states by July 31, adding that the state governments “must run community kitchens to feed the migrants till the end of the pandemic”. “This has triggered a second exodus of migrant workers who are flocking train and bus terminals in …

States Must Implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' Scheme By July 31; Run Community Kitchens For Migrants : Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

States Must Implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' Scheme By July 31; Run Community Kitchens For Migrants : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that all states must implement the "one nation, one ration card" scheme - which enables migrant workers to avail ration benefits from any part of the country - by July 31.The Supreme Court also passed a slew of other directions for the benefit and welfare of migrant workers.The following are the directions : It …

Centre Says Delhi's Ration Scheme Lacks Clarity, Suggests Implementation on Pilot Basis
3 years, 6 months ago

Centre Says Delhi's Ration Scheme Lacks Clarity, Suggests Implementation on Pilot Basis

News 18  

The Centre has suggested the Delhi government to implement the doorstep ration delivery scheme on a pilot basis as there is no clarity on many fronts, including rates at which wheat flour and packaged foodgrains will be distributed and if beneficiaries’ consent was taken or not. In a letter dated June 22 written to the Delhi government, the Union Food …

Migrants Case- "Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme Be Resumed, One Nation One Ration Be Implemented" Intervenors Submits Before Supreme Court States
3 years, 6 months ago

Migrants Case- "Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme Be Resumed, One Nation One Ration Be Implemented" Intervenors Submits Before Supreme Court States

Live Law  

While highlighting the 'financial ruin' faced by migrant workers in wake of the pandemic, two Civil Society Organisations have moved the Supreme Court to suggest measures for food security and registration of migrant workers, that can be undertaken by Central and State Governments to help alleviate their issues. The applicants have proposed that the Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme should be resumed …

AAP govt again sends file on doorstep delivery of ration scheme to L-G: CMO
3 years, 6 months ago

AAP govt again sends file on doorstep delivery of ration scheme to L-G: CMO

India TV News  

The AAP dispensation has again sent the file on its doorstep delivery of ration scheme to Lt Governor Anil Baijal, according to a statement from the Chief Minister's Office on Thursday, amid a tug of war between the Centre and the Delhi government over it. "The Kejriwal government plans to implement an order by the central government on February 1, …

Migrants Case- Intervenors Urge Supreme Court To Revise State-Wise Quota Of Ration Cards Under NFSA, Easing Norms For Obtaining Ration Card
3 years, 6 months ago

Migrants Case- Intervenors Urge Supreme Court To Revise State-Wise Quota Of Ration Cards Under NFSA, Easing Norms For Obtaining Ration Card

Live Law  

While highlighting key issues related to the 'One Nation One Ration' scheme, three Activists have urged the Supreme Court to issue directions to the Union of India to revise the State-wise quota of ration cards under the National Food Security Act as per 2021 population projections.The requests have been made through a written submission made in the suo moto case …

Delhi govt's claim on implementation of 'one nation one ration card' misleading, Centre tells SC
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi govt's claim on implementation of 'one nation one ration card' misleading, Centre tells SC

Firstpost  

In an affidavit, the Union government said the AAP government has implemented the ‘one nation-one ration card’ plan only in Circle 63 Seemapuri New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that AAP government’s claim regarding the launch of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ plan is misleading as a large number of migrants workers are unable to take the …

Delhi’s statements in top court ‘misleading’: Centre
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi’s statements in top court ‘misleading’: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Setting the stage for yet another face-off with the Delhi government, the Centre has termed as “misleading” the Aam Aadmi Party government’s statement before the Supreme Court last week in which it said it has commenced implementing the One Nation One Ration Card scheme. The Centre criticised the Delhi government for depriving scores of interstate migrants present in Delhi of …

One Nation One Ration Card : Integration Of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi & West Bengal Remaining, Centre Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

One Nation One Ration Card : Integration Of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi & West Bengal Remaining, Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

A total of 32 States/UTs covering around 86% of the population covered under the National Food Security Act in the country have been brought under the ONORC plan by December 2020, with the exception of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and West Bengal, submitted the Centre to the Supreme Court in the Suo Moto Migrant Workers case. "The integration of remaining 4 …

Delhi’s claim of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ launch ‘misleading’: Centre to SC
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi’s claim of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ launch ‘misleading’: Centre to SC

The Hindu  

The Centre has maintained in the Supreme Court that Delhi government’s claim to have launched ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme in the Capital is “misleading”. “The claim of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi regarding launch of One Nation One Ration Card plan in NCT of Delhi is misleading, as they claim to have implemented it only in …

‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme makes food security portable: Centre tells SC
3 years, 6 months ago

‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme makes food security portable: Centre tells SC

The Hindu  

‘ One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme makes food security “portable” and is tailor-made for migrant labourers, the government told the Supreme Court on Monday. “One Nation One Ration Card plan aims to empower all National Food Security Act migrant beneficiaries to access foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop of their choice anywhere in the country by using their same/existing …

Execute ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, Supreme Court tells Bengal
3 years, 6 months ago

Execute ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, Supreme Court tells Bengal

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday insisted that West Bengal government must implement the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme for the benefit of migrant workers. The scheme gives migrants access to food grains in any fair price shop anywhere in the country, no matter where their ration card is registered. “You must implement the One Nation One Ration Card scheme,” …

Ravi Shankar Prasad Calls AAP's Ration Scheme a 'Jumla', Alleges Links with 'Mafia'
3 years, 6 months ago

Ravi Shankar Prasad Calls AAP's Ration Scheme a 'Jumla', Alleges Links with 'Mafia'

News 18  

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday launched a sharp attack on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, calling his plans for doorstep delivery of food rations in the national capital a “jumla” and accusing the ruling Aam Aadmi Party of links to the “ration mafia”. The central government has said it is a matter of concern that the Delhi government …

Implement One Nation One Ration Card Scheme Immediately, It's for Migrants: SC Raps Bengal
3 years, 6 months ago

Implement One Nation One Ration Card Scheme Immediately, It's for Migrants: SC Raps Bengal

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to implement Centre’s ‘one nation-one ration card’ scheme immediately without any excuse. Under the scheme, the beneficiaries of government’s public distribution system will be able to draw ration from any biometric verification-enabled fair price shop across states and Union territories covered by it. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has …

10 lakh migrants in Delhi will benefit if ONORC is implemented, says Food Secretary
3 years, 6 months ago

10 lakh migrants in Delhi will benefit if ONORC is implemented, says Food Secretary

The Hindu  

Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey has written to the Delhi government, urging it to resume the use of electronic Point of Sale machines at ration shops, so that the One Nation One Ration Card scheme can be implemented in the State. In a time of COVID-related distress, the scheme would benefit an estimated 10 lakh migrant workers in Delhi who have …

Free ration to those without cards in Delhi, says deputy CM Manish Sisodia
3 years, 6 months ago

Free ration to those without cards in Delhi, says deputy CM Manish Sisodia

India TV News  

The Delhi government will provide free ration to the people who don't have ration cards from June 5, deputy CM Manish Sisodia has said. The Delhi government had last month announced that free ration will be provided to all ration cardholders in the national capital for the next two months. Last week, the city government had held a review meeting …

Covid-19: UP Government to Distribute Free Ration to 15 Crore Beneficiaries from Today
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: UP Government to Distribute Free Ration to 15 Crore Beneficiaries from Today

News 18  

In an attempt to help the migrants, poor and under-priviledged sections of the society during corona times, the Uttar Pradesh government will start free ration distribution from Thursday. The UP government will distribute 5 kg free ration to 3.59 crore ration cardholders for the next two months. The government will be giving 3 kg of wheat and 2 kg of …

Change Your Address in Ration Card Online: Know the Process Here
3 years, 10 months ago

Change Your Address in Ration Card Online: Know the Process Here

News 18  

The Central Government of India launched One Nation One Ration Card a few years back to provide flexibility to the ration card users to enable them to use their monthly allowance of subsidized agricultural commodities under the National Food Security Act. If you have relocated and want to change the address provided or mentioned in the Ration Card, you can …

Tamil Nadu 11th State to Implement 'One Nation One Ration Card' Reform, Says Finance Ministry
3 years, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu 11th State to Implement 'One Nation One Ration Card' Reform, Says Finance Ministry

News 18  

As many as 11 states have implemented the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ reform so far, following which the central government has allowed them to raise an additional Rs 30,709 crore, an official statement said. Tamil Nadu has become the 11th state in the country to successfully undertake the Public Distribution System reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry …

One Nation One Ration Card on parliamentary panel radar
3 years, 11 months ago

One Nation One Ration Card on parliamentary panel radar

Live Mint  

The ambitious One-Nation-One-Ration Card scheme of the Union government has come under the scrutiny of a parliamentary panel, with Opposition members planning to raise concerns over gaps in its implementation and the efficiency of the public distribution system network. There are several states that have flagged inconsistencies in the distribution system, compatibility of Aadhaar authentication and effective machines for fingerprint …

AAP Govt Claim in Delhi HC About Ration Cards Approved in 2017-18 Contrary to RTI Data
4 years ago

AAP Govt Claim in Delhi HC About Ration Cards Approved in 2017-18 Contrary to RTI Data

News 18  

The AAP government’s claim before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it has not approved any ration card applications from 2016-2018 was contrary to RTI information which indicated that thousands of applications were approved during that period. The Delhi government’s submission before Justice Navin Chawla was made during the hearing of separate pleas by two women seeking issuance of …

Nine States Have Implemented 'One Nation One Ration Card' System: Finance Ministry
4 years ago

Nine States Have Implemented 'One Nation One Ration Card' System: Finance Ministry

News 18  

As many as nine states have completed One Nation One Ration Card reform following which the central government has allowed them to raise an additional Rs 23,523 crore, said an official release on Wednesday. In addition to the One Nation One Ration Card, it said, other reforms specified as a precondition to avail additional borrowing are: ease of doing business …

Finance Ministry Allows Additional Rs 7,106 Cr Borrowing by UP, Andhra Pradesh
4 years, 2 months ago

Finance Ministry Allows Additional Rs 7,106 Cr Borrowing by UP, Andhra Pradesh

News 18  

The Centre on Friday permitted Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh to go for an additional borrowing of Rs 7,106 crore, to meet their expenditure requirements amid falling revenues due to the COVID-19 crisis. "The Ministry of Finance has granted additional borrowing permission to two more states, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, for successfully undertaking reforms in the public distribution system …

Tamil Nadu joins ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme
4 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu joins ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday launched the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme in 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. Under this scheme, families having Priority Household ration cards and Antodaya Anna Yojana ration cards from Tamil Nadu, while migrating to other States, can receive their monthly entitlements through biometric authentication under the National Food Security Act, 2013, an …

Aadhaar card, ration card linking deadline is September 30. Here is how to do it online
4 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar card, ration card linking deadline is September 30. Here is how to do it online

Live Mint  

If your ration card is not yet linked to Aadhaar card you can continue to get your quota of food grains, but only till September-end. So in order to keep getting food grains you are eligible for under the Public Distribution System, it's essential to link your Aadhaar card with the ration card. -A one-time password will be sent to …

Delhi Ration Card List 2020: Eligibility and How to Apply Online
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Ration Card List 2020: Eligibility and How to Apply Online

The Quint  

Delhi Ration cards are official documents issued by the Delhi government. The ration cards are provided based on the total members in a family, and the category of one’s ration card determines a person’s entitlement to rationed goods. The switch to digital ration cards has not been done pan-India yet as the administration of these cards is handled by individual …

Food Ministry Considering Extending Implementation of Ration Card Portability Beyond Mar 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Food Ministry Considering Extending Implementation of Ration Card Portability Beyond Mar 2021

News 18  

The food ministry on Friday said it is considering extending the implementation of ration card portability under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative beyond March 2021. Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the National Food Security Act from any fair price shop in the country using the same …

One nation one ration card, free food schemes falter, marginal beneficiaries covered
4 years, 4 months ago

One nation one ration card, free food schemes falter, marginal beneficiaries covered

India Today  

The 'one nation one ration card' scheme and distribution of free foodgrain, the two measures announced by the Centre as a panacea for crores of migrants facing hunger and destitution during the Covid-19 lockdown, seem to have failed. That means the one nation one ration card scheme benefitted barely 13,000 migrants. But, the Department of Food & Public Distribution in …

Food rationing system digitised in 24 states: Centre
4 years, 4 months ago

Food rationing system digitised in 24 states: Centre

Hindustan Times  

India’s food-rationing system has been fully digitised in 24 states, allowing beneficiaries to receive subsidised food handouts in any of these states, a boost for migrant labourers, food minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Saturday. Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan The “One Nation One Ration Card” system, a digital platform which ensures in-kind welfare benefits move with migrants, now covers …

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