TNPSC Thervupettagam

One Nation One Ration Card

June 24 , 2022 807 days 582 0
  • Assam has become the 36th State to implement the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme.
  • With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all 36 states, and Union Territories.
  • The ONORC scheme is being implemented under National Food Security Act (NFSA).
  • It was initiated in August 2019 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
  • It is a scheme that will nationalise a beneficiary’s ration card by a process called Aadhaar Seeding.
  • Aadhaar seeding ensures that the beneficiary can pick up their entitled food grain from any fair price shop in the country.

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