Lok Sabha Question No. 1292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Funds Allocated under ONORC
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1292 To BE ANSWERED ON 14TH DECEMBER, 2022

## FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER ONORC

## t1292. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the salient features of One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme;
- (b) the amount of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised under the said scheme across the country during the last three years;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries registered under the said scheme along with the details of the benefits accrued to them under the said scheme s0 far;
- (d) the details of the targets set and achievements made under the said scheme so far;
- (e) whether the Government has launched any awareness campaign to make the people aware of the benefits of the said scheme across the country; and
- (f) if the details thereof?

## ANS WE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a): Through   technology-driven One One Ration Card (ONORC) system, all beneficiaries under National Food Security Act; 2013 (NFSA); particularly migrant beneficiaries, can Iift their monthly entitled foodgrains, either in parts or full, from any electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) enabled Fair Price Shop (FPS) in the country by using their existing ration card or Aadhaar number with biometric authentication: Their family members back home; if any, may also lift the partlbalance foodgrains on the same ration card:

(b): One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan for nationwide portability of ration cards is implemented by this Department under the Central Sector Scheme i.e: Integrated Management of Public Distribution System (IM-PDS), which was sanctioned in April 2018 with total outlay of Rs. 127.3 Crore: The scheme is extended till 31st March 2023So financial assistance of Rs: 46.86 Crore has been released to StatesUTs, NICINICSI; etc. during last three financial years 2020-21 (Rs.12.65 crore), 2021-22 (Rs.23.76 crore) and 2022-23 (Rs: 10.45 crore): far,

(c) & (d): The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan; for nation-wide portability of the National Food Security Act 2013 (NFSA) beneficiaries is presently enabled in all the 36 StateslUTs across the country, covering entire NFSA population (around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries) in the country: Currently an average of nearly 3.5 crore portability transactions are being reported under ONORC every month in the country. So a total of 93.31 crore portability transactions have been recorded under ONORC. far,

(e) to (f): A nationwide campaign has been carried out to create awareness among the NFSA beneficiaries about ONORC in different modes viz 167 FM and 91 Community Radio  stations, displaying audio visual spots at railway stations, banners, posters at outdoors and Fair Price Shops (FPSs), bus wraps apart from States/UTs employing their own means for such campaigns: The "Mera Ration" which is available in 13 App,

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