One-Nation-One-Ration-Card suffers from exclusion issues, say experts

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

The Supreme Court of India came down heavily on the Centre’s handling of the migrant problem during the ongoing Covid crisis and, in a landmark decision last month, directed it to complete the work on ration card portability, called the One-Nation-One-Ration-Card (ONORC) scheme by July end along with preparing a national database of all migrants.

It also directed the state governments to introduce a scheme to supply dry rations and set up community kitchens to ensure migrant workers without ration cards do not go hungry during the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to news reports, the Supreme Court said in its 80-page