CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Reforms in the public distribution system. Access of food grains to each beneficiary. Integrating all the Indian states and UTs in the scheme by March 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -The One Nation One Ration Card facility was started as inter-State portability of ration cards in 4 States w.e.f. August 2019. As on February 2022, 35 states/UTs have implemented the scheme.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eligible beneficiaries under the ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ initiative would be able to avail their entitled food grains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card. The Food Ministry aims to implement the scheme across the country by March 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan, for nation-wide portability of the National Food Security Act 2013 (NFSA) beneficiaries is presently enabled in all the 36 States/UTs across the country, covering entire NFSA population (around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries) in the country.

Detailed explanation-5: -The scheme has now been implemented all over the country with Assam being the latest state to join the initiative in June 2022. The ONORC, which was launched as a pilot project on August 9, 2019 in four states, has completed three years.