Food and public distribution ministry‘s ambitious scheme to be rolled off nationwide by the next financial year, ‘One Nation One Ration Card‘ offers public distribution system benefits from any of the ration shops, with the help of a single digital card linked to the beneficiary’s Aadhaar ID. It plans to be a big relief for migrant labourers and daily wagers and promises to provide them with national portability.
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Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.
There will be a standard 10 digit format for the ration card number, wherein the first two digits will be state code and the next two digits will be running ration card numbers.
The ministry has already launched intra-state ration card portability in 11 states and inter-state portability between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Gujarat and Maharashtra, Haryana and Rajasthan and Karnataka and Kerala.
In order to check fake ration cards, Electronic point of sale (ePoS) machines are installed at ration shops to check fake ration cards.
About 75 crore beneficiaries have been covered so far under the NFSA against the target of 81.35 crores and the initiative is planned to be implemented pan India from 1 June 2020.
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NSFAor National Food Security Act, 2013 is the right to food act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of India’s 1.2 billion people. It includes the Midday Meal Scheme, Integrated Child Development Services scheme and the Public Distribution System. Further, the NFSA 2013 recognizes maternity entitlements. The Midday Meal Scheme and the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme are universal in nature whereas the PDS will reach about two-thirds of the population More Info
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