Delhi tops ration offtake under One Nation One Ration card scheme

• Follow

Delhi topped the number of transactions under the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) facility with 29,569 transactions since its launch in August 2019. The scheme enables migrant workers to access their subsidized food supply anywhere in the country. Other states that have seen the highest transactions include Haryana with 27,875 transactions and Maharashtra with 22,323.

The ministry of consumer affairs, food, and public distribution released the data, according to which the top source states of the inter-state transactions are Uttar Pradesh with 75,329 transactions, Bihar with 45,675 and Maharashtra with 11,615. Through the ONORC plan government aims to create a seamless delivery of subsidised food-security entitlements to all beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA). The beneficiaries can avail of the service anywhere in the country. The scheme has been improvised with technology measures like electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices at the fair price shops and Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries with their digitised ration card. For migrant workers, their family members in the hometown can also fulfill their requirement of foodgrains on the same ration card.

The scheme aims to ensure food security by empowering all NFSA beneficiaries.

Over 34 states and union territories have joined the scheme covering 75 crore beneficiaries, except Assam and Chhattishgarh. Delhi and West Bengal have joined the ONOR system recently.

The statement from the ministry said, “In addition, presently a monthly average of about 2.2 crore portability transactions (including inter-/intra-State and PM-GKAY foodgrain transactions) are being recorded consistently in the States/UTs under-delivering the subsidized NFSA foodgrains with anywhere flexibility to intended beneficiaries, mostly migrants.”