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Pradeep Kumar

12/03/21 11:29 AM IST

17 States implement One Nation One Ration Card system

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Seventeen (17) States have successfully operationalised “One Nation One Ration Card system” with Uttarakhand being the latest State to complete the reform

Highlights
  • States completing One Nation One Ration Card system reform are eligible for addtional borrowing of 0.25 percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).
  • One Nation One Ration Card System is an important citizen centric reform.
Significance
  • Its implementation ensures availability of ration to beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and other welfare schemes, especially the migrant workers and their families, at any Fair Price Shop (FPS) across the country.
  • The reform especially empowers the migratory population mostly labourers, daily wagers, urban poor like rag pickers, street dwellers, temporary workers in organised and unorganised sectors, domestic workers etc, who frequently change their place of dwelling to be self reliant in food security.
  • The reform also enables the States in better targeting of beneficiaries, elimination of bogus/ duplicate/ineligible card holders resulting in enhanced welfare and reduced leakage.
Source: PIB

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