One Nation One Card

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Delhi has accounted for 70 per cent of all One Nation One Ration Card transactions in India since the scheme's implementation here in 2021, said the Economic Survey of Delhi report for 2022-23, tabled in the Assembly on Monday. The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme was implemented in Delhi on July 19, 2021, with with installation of e-PoS devices at fair price shops. In Delhi, ration is distributed through e-PoS devices after biometric (Aadhaar) authentication of beneficiaries. The scheme provides intra-state and inter-state portability of ration cards and enables migrant beneficiaries to access the public distribution system. Under the ONORC scheme, 5,21,994 migrants on an average received ration in 2022-23, the report said. Under Delhi's public distribution system, 5 kg foodgrains (4 kg wheat and 1 kg rice per person per month) is distributed to all food card holders and 1 kg sugar only to Antyodaya Anna Yojana card holders. The number of fair price shops in Delhi in Mar

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The implementation of ONORC was initiated in August 2019

As many as 77 crore people in the country have been covered under the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme, Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal said

Outreach and accessibility of schemes, and estimations of the migrant population remain a significant hurdle for benefits flowing to the migrant population

The Supreme Court had earlier ordered implementation of the ONORC scheme across the country by July 31.

Scheme does not embrace 100 mn people who are otherwise entitled to NFSA ration cards, but don't possess them simply because the list has not been updated since 2011

SC asked the Centre to provide dry ration for free distribution among migrant workers till the Covid-19 situation continues.

The court posed queries to the Centre as to how the benefit of free food grain till November this year under the 'PM Garib Kalyan Yojna' would reach to migrant labourers having no ration cards

'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme of the Union Government is being implemented by 32 States and Union Territories, reaching about 69 crore beneficiaries, said Finance Minister Sitharaman on Monday

The Finance Ministry has extended the deadline till February 15 for states to implement reforms like one-nation one ration card

These states include Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.

The Covid-19 pandemic has also highlighted the power of collectivised problem solving, said NITI Aayog CEO

Minister of State for Food Danve Raosaheb Dadarao said the inter-State portability of ration card will soon be tried in one more cluster of six states

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