Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that the government will implement ‘one nation, one ration’ from 1st June 2020. Beneficiaries of the scheme will be able to avail their food grain quota anywhere across the country using one same Ration Card.
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The aim of bringing this scheme into action is to reduce the complexities in serving the food grains to beneficiaries entitled under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
“Indian standards are harmonised with international standards, wherever possible. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted about 998 licenses to overseas firms spread across about 51 countries for various products as per Indian standards,” said Ram Vilas Paswan.
Government has already implemented this scheme in 12 states – Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tripura, Goa, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh.
So far 75 Crore people have registered. Ration card application will be verified through Aadhaar authentication on the electronic point of sales device.
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Public Distribution System– Indian food security system was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India’s poor at subsidized rates. This scheme was first started in February 1944, during the Second World War, and was launched in the current form in June 1947. Major commodities distributed include staple food grains, such as wheat, rice, sugar and essential fuels like kerosene, through a network of fair price shops (also known as ration shops) established in several states across the country. Food Corporation of India, a Government-owned corporation, procures and maintains the public distribution system (PDS). More Info
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