’One nation, one ration card’ scheme: 5 more states join the initiative
4 years, 8 months ago

’One nation, one ration card’ scheme: 5 more states join the initiative

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Five more states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, have been integrated with the 'one nation, one ration card' scheme Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today. "Today, 5 more states -- Bihar, UP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Daman and Diu -- have been integrated with One Nation-One Ration Card System," Paswan said in a tweet. Under the 'one nation, one ration card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled food grains under the National Food Security Act from any fair-price shop in the country. Standard format of 'one nation, one ration card' A standard format for ration card has been prepared after taking into account the format used by different states.

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New ration cards in Telangana from Jan. 26, says Minister Ponnam Prabhakar
2 days, 15 hours ago

New ration cards in Telangana from Jan. 26, says Minister Ponnam Prabhakar

The Hindu  

The process of issuing new ration cards will commence from January 26, and the beneficiaries will be identified during the verification process at the field level between January 16 and 20. Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar informed the media that the data of identified beneficiaries will be collated from January 21 and new ration cards will be …

Modi govt removes 5.8 crore fake ration cards through digital verification
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Telangana to check other states’ ration rules
5 months ago

Telangana to check other states’ ration rules

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Cabinet sub-committee on the issuing of new ration cards, will study the norms that are prevalent in other states. Addressing the committee during a meeting on Saturday, civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said, “It has been decided to seek opinions of both ruling and opposition party representatives while formulating the norms. There are around 89.96 lakh …

Cabinet panel to seek inputs from MPs, MLAs and MLCs on new ration cards: Uttam Kumar Reddy
5 months 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Assam rolls out ration card distribution for 42 lakh new beneficiaries; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches scheme in Jalukbari
11 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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 …

Centre launches software to enrol names in ration cards
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre launches software to enrol names in ration cards

The Hindu  

The Centre has launched a common facility to register names in ration cards on a pilot basis for 11 States and Union Territories. Named as Ration Mitr, this software developed by the National Informatics Centre, can be used to enrol people of any State in ration cards from anywhere in the country. He said around 4.7 crore ration cards of …

Issue voter IDs, ration cards to sex workers: Top court to govts
3 years, 1 month ago

Issue voter IDs, ration cards to sex workers: Top court to govts

Hindustan Times  

Authorities must “immediately” issue ration cards, voter identity cards and Aadhaar numbers to sex workers so that they can receive benefits of social welfare schemes, the Supreme Court directed on Tuesday. The bench, which included justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna, said the identity cards have to be given to sex workers from the list maintained by the National AIDS …

Use of ration card portability on the rise in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 6 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 …

What Is One Nation, One Ration Card? What Challenges Does It Face?
3 years, 6 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 …

SC tells states/UTs to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme by 31 July; all you need to know
3 years, 6 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 …

One Nation One Ration Card : Integration Of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi & West Bengal Remaining, Centre Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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,” …

Implement One Nation One Ration Card Scheme Immediately, It's for Migrants: SC Raps Bengal
3 years, 7 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 …

'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 …

Change Your Address in Ration Card Online: Know the Process Here
3 years, 11 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
4 years 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 …

Nine States Have Implemented 'One Nation One Ration Card' System: Finance Ministry
4 years, 1 month 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Delhi Ration Card List 2020: Eligibility and How to Apply Online
4 years, 4 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, 4 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, 5 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 …

J&K, Manipur, Nagaland & Uttarakhand Join 'One Nation-One Ration Card' Scheme: Ram Vilas Paswan
4 years, 5 months ago

J&K, Manipur, Nagaland & Uttarakhand Join 'One Nation-One Ration Card' Scheme: Ram Vilas Paswan

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand have joined the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme, taking the total number of states and union territories connected under the scheme to 24, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Saturday. Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under NFSA from any fair …

‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme, mobile depots to ensure fair distribution: Chautala
4 years, 5 months ago

‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme, mobile depots to ensure fair distribution: Chautala

Hindustan Times  

To provide ration to needy people and bolster the public distribution system of the state, the Haryana government may introduce mobile ration depots in densely populated areas, where conventional fair price shops often fail to meet the demand. Dushyant Chautala, deputy chief minister, Haryana, announced the proposed plan on Thursday, while speaking at a programme on the ‘one nation, one …

PM Modi pitches for ration card unity of India
4 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi pitches for ration card unity of India

Deccan Chronicle  

In his sixth address to the nation since the coronavirus lockdown began in March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that India would move towards a “one nation, one ration card” system to help the poor across the country. “In the coming times, for all of India, there will be one single ration card, which will benefit those poor …

PM Ration Scheme Extended till Nov 2020; Check Registration Rules
4 years, 7 months ago

PM Ration Scheme Extended till Nov 2020; Check Registration Rules

The Quint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address on Tuesday, 30 March, announced that the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna Scheme, a free ration scheme, has been extended till November 2020. It’s issued by a state government and also entitles the holder of the card to ration of food, fuel and other goods issued by the government. The cards are primarily …

’One nation, one ration card’ explained in 10 points
4 years, 8 months ago

’One nation, one ration card’ explained in 10 points

Live Mint  

'One nation, one ration card' scheme: Addressing the nation on the ₹20 lakh crore Covid-19 relief package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday said national portability will be achieved in the 'one nation, one ration card' system by March 2021 across the country. Here is all you need to know about the 'one nation, one …

[Breaking] 'One Nation, One Ration' Scheme Will Be Implemented : Finance Minister
4 years, 8 months ago

[Breaking] 'One Nation, One Ration' Scheme Will Be Implemented : Finance Minister

Live Law  

'One nation, one ration' scheme will be implemented in the country through technology driven systems, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday.National portability for ration cards will be brought in so that migrants can access PDS from any fair price shop in India, the Minister said. 'One nation, one ration' scheme will be implemented in the country through technology …

’One nation, one ration card’ scheme by March 2021, says Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 8 months ago

’One nation, one ration card’ scheme by March 2021, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Mint  

The Central government announced 'one nation, one ration card' scheme to allow national portability of ration cards for the people, who can now avail the benefits under the PDS system wherever they are in the country. While announcing measures for migrant workers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that 100 per cent of ration cardholders will be covered in 'one …

One Nation One Ration Card to cover all by March 2021, says Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 8 months ago

One Nation One Ration Card to cover all by March 2021, says Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, declared a big push towards One Nation, One Ration Card. While announcing measures for migrant workers, Sitharaman said that 100 per cent of ration cardholders will be covered in One Nation One Ration Card scheme by March 2021. Talking about One Nation One Ration Card, Sitharaman said that 67 per cent of the ration …

'One Nation One Ration Card' to give easier ration access to migrants by 2021
4 years, 8 months ago

'One Nation One Ration Card' to give easier ration access to migrants by 2021

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that a ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, which will leverage technology and help migrants access ration under Public Distribution System from any fair price shop in the country. “This scheme will enable migrant beneficiaries to access ration under PDS from any fair price shop in the country,” said the finance minister. Nirmala …

Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan says 20 states getting ready for launch of ration card portability from 1 June
4 years, 8 months ago

Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan says 20 states getting ready for launch of ration card portability from 1 June

Firstpost  

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said as many as 20 states and union territories are getting ready for implementation of the ambitious ration card portability service ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ from 1 June New Delhi: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said as many as 20 states and union territories are getting ready for implementation of the …

SC Tells Centre To Consider Viability Of Implemention Of "One Nation One Ration Card Scheme" [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

SC Tells Centre To Consider Viability Of Implemention Of "One Nation One Ration Card Scheme" [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the feasibility of a plea seeking implementation of the "One Nation One Ration Card" forthwith for benefitting the migrant workers be introspected by the Union.Even though, the bench comprising Justices N.V. Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul & B.R. The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the feasibility of a plea seeking implementation of the …

’One nation, one ration card’: Old ration cards will remain valid for the scheme
4 years, 11 months ago

’One nation, one ration card’: Old ration cards will remain valid for the scheme

Live Mint  

Taking note of a fake news that is doing the rounds on social media that new ration cards will be issued for the central government's ambitious initiative 'one nation, one ration card' scheme, the Press Information Bureau of India fact-checking team has said that the reality is that old ration cards will remain valid throughout the nation. No new ration …

No new ration card needed for inter-state portability: Ram Vilas Paswan
5 years ago

No new ration card needed for inter-state portability: Ram Vilas Paswan

Live Mint  

No new ration card will be required for availing the portability benefit under the government's ambitious 'one nation, one ration card' initiative to be rolled out across the country from June 2020, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday. Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrain under the National Food Security Act from …

’One nation, one ration card’: Centre makes standard format, asks states to follow it for issuing fresh cards
5 years ago

’One nation, one ration card’: Centre makes standard format, asks states to follow it for issuing fresh cards

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Centre has designed a standard format for ration cards as it moves ahead with 'one nation, one ration card' initiative and has asked state governments to follow the pattern while issuing fresh ration cards. "In order to achieve the aim of national portability, it is necessary that ration cards issued by different states and union territories conform …

Will Govt's 'One Nation, One Ration Card' Scheme Be a Boon for Poor? Experts Feel Otherwise
5 years, 1 month ago

Will Govt's 'One Nation, One Ration Card' Scheme Be a Boon for Poor? Experts Feel Otherwise

News 18  

New Delhi: The central government’s computerised ration card portability scheme, named ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’, to make a single ration card eligible at any fair price shop across the country is designed to exclude identified beneficiaries if their cards are not seeded to Aadhaar. Now the central government scheme will integrate all state targeted public distribution systems to a …

Odisha to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme on pilot basis in Bhubaneshwar from 1 September
5 years, 4 months ago

Odisha to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme on pilot basis in Bhubaneshwar from 1 September

Firstpost  

Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister RP Swain said the ‘One Nation, One ration Card’ scheme will be extended to other parts of Odisha in a phased manner Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday said it will implement Centre’s ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme on a pilot basis in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation jurisdiction from 1 September. “We have decided …

Odisha to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' from Sept 1
5 years, 4 months ago

Odisha to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' from Sept 1

India TV News  

The Odisha government on Tuesday said it will implement the Centre's 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme on a pilot basis in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation jurisdiction from September 1. "We have decided to implement the central government's 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme on a pilot basis in Bhubaneswar," he said. Beneficiaries collecting ration under the Public Distribution System and …

Inter-state portability of ration card begins in 4 states; to be rolled out across India by June 2020: Ram Vilas Paswan
5 years, 5 months ago

Inter-state portability of ration card begins in 4 states; to be rolled out across India by June 2020: Ram Vilas Paswan

Firstpost  

In these four states, both intra-state and inter-state portability of ration card is being implemented successfully, Paswan said. New Delhi: In a bid to implement ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ across the country by 1 June 2020, the Centre on Friday kick-started inter-state portability of ration card between Telangana-Andhra Pradesh as well as Maharashtra-Gujarat. We have started off inter-state portability …

DMK opposes Centre's 'one nation, one ration card' scheme
5 years, 6 months ago

DMK opposes Centre's 'one nation, one ration card' scheme

India TV News  

The opposition DMK Sunday slammed the Centre's 'one nation, one ration card' proposal, saying it was against federalism. The BJP-led central government has given one-year deadline till June 30, 2020, to states and Union Territories for rolling out the 'one nation, one ration card' system, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidized foodgrain from ration shops in any part of the …

‘One nation one ration card’ scheme from July 1, 2020
5 years, 6 months ago

‘One nation one ration card’ scheme from July 1, 2020

The Hindu  

‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, which will allow portability of food security benefits, will be available across the country from July 1, 2020. All the States have been given one more year to use point of sale machines in the ration shops and implement the scheme, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan told journalists on Saturday. Already, 77% % of …

Implement one nation, one ration card system in 1 year without fail: Centre to states, UTs
5 years, 6 months ago

Implement one nation, one ration card system in 1 year without fail: Centre to states, UTs

India Today  

The Central government on Saturday gave a one-year time to the states and the Union Territories to implement the "one nation, one ration card" system "without any fail". Speaking on the "one nation, one ration card" system, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan said that 10 states are already providing the social security benefits …

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