Question : Implementation of ONORC

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to implement One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme, if so, the details thereof including the progress made in it in the country and if not the reasons therefor;

(b) whether there has been any budget allotted and funds disbursed for the same so far, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there are any steps being taken to minimize the massive gap in digital access and literacy in migrant labourers for smooth functioning of the same, if so, the details thereof;

(d) the number of ration cards included in the scheme; State wise: and

(e) whether the policy helps to check the multiplication of ration cards and if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a): Yes sir. So far, the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan for nation-wide portability National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 ration cards is enabled in 33 States/UTs, covering almost 86.7% NFSA population (about 69 Crore NFSA beneficiaries) in the country. Delhi being the latest to enable the same from July 2021. Further, regular follow up has been done with 3 remaining States/UT of Assam, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal to enable the ONORC plan for the benefit of migrant NFSA beneficiaries.
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(b): The implementation of ONORC plan is a key component of a Central Sector Scheme on Integrated Management of Public Distribution System (IM-PDS) having a total outlay of Rs. 127.3 Crore for implementation in all States/UTs. So far, the Department has released a total fund of Rs. 63.88 Crore to States/UTs and NIC/NICSI under the scheme.

(c): Under ONORC, the Department has launched a very simple to use ‘Mera Ration’ mobile application for the benefit of all beneficiaries, including migrant NFSA beneficiaries. Through this application, beneficiaries can easily access useful information and services by just entering their ration card number or Aadhaar number. Similarly, beneficiaries can share either ration card number or Aadhaar number at any ePoS enabled FPS to easily lift their foodgrains under ONROC.

(d): All ration card holders under National Food Security Act (NFSA) can equally take the benefit of portability under ONORC. State/UT-wise number of NFSA ration cards under ONORC in 33 States/UTs at present is shown at Annexure.

(e): Under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) ration cards are issued by respective State/UT Governments, and the technology and Aadhaar driven ONORC plan is ensuring the uniqueness of ration cards.


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ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1245 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2021 IN THE LOK SABHA.

State/UT wise numbers of NFSA ration cards covered under ONROC:

Sl. State/UT No. of Ration Cards under ONROC
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 16,767
2 Andhra Pradesh 88,91,200
3 Arunachal Pradesh 1,68,817
4 Bihar 1,77,54,023
5 Chandigarh 65,970
6 Dadra & NH and Daman Diu 60,244
7 Delhi 17,24,189
8 Goa 1,43,185
9 Gujarat 71,85,086
10 Haryana 27,04,847
11 Himachal Pradesh 7,01,913
12 Jammu & Kashmir 16,17,431
13 Jharkhand 58,06,858
14 Karnataka 1,17,45,359
15 Kerala 38,97,173
16 Ladakh 28,738
17 Lakshadweep 5,169
18 Madhya Pradesh 1,12,17,430
19 Maharashtra 1,51,59,088
30 Manipur 5,39,350
21 Meghalaya 4,21,503
22 Mizoram 1,61,320
23 Nagaland 2,99,234
24 Odisha 92,77,518
25 Puducherry 1,76,025
26 Punjab 39,29,810
27 Rajasthan 1,06,53,784
28 Sikkim 91,879
29 Tamil Nadu 1,11,68,873
30 Telangana 53,51,261
31 Tripura 5,95,016
32 Uttar Pradesh 3,60,80,011
33 Uttarakhand 13,83,902

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