Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Implementation of ONORC
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERiIMENT  OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED OUESTIOI{  NO.552 TO BE ANSWERED  ON tsr DECEMBER,2O21

## IMPLEMENTATION  OF ONORG

## 552, SHRI PRAD'ITUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION  rctt{il  err&, ur(c  git{  Trffi6, Ea{q d*  be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of state-wise  implementation of the One ation One Ration Gard scheme as of l{ovember 11 2021, the details including percentage  of population  covered  by the scheme State-wisel
- (b)  whether the Government has State-wise  data on the linkage of ration cards with Aadhar cards, as of lst November  2021 and if so details thereof;
- (c) whether the Aadhar card seeding with ration cards as low in NorthEastern  States, if so, the reasons thereof;
- (d)  whether the Government  has taken or intends to take any steps to ensure ration availability for those unable to secure Aadhar card due to disability,  age, illness etc and if so, the details thereofl  and
- (e)  whether the Government has data on the number of ration cards that were deleted due to failure or inability to link with Aadhar card and if so, the details thereof?

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## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MIilISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AND GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

(SADHVI  NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Starting with 4 States in August 2O{9' the One Nation One Ration Gard (ONORC) plan has been enabled in 34 States/UTs by August 202{ covering about 75 Grore beneficiaries (94.3o/o  NFSA population) in the country.  A State/UT  wise percentage of NFSA population covered under the ONORG plan is at Annexure-l.

- (b): Up to 'l"t November 2O2l  r  lhe Aadhaar seeding  of more than 93olo of about 23.6 Crore National Food Security Act (NFSA) ration cards in the country has been achieved. State/UT  wise Aadhaar seeding percentage with ration cards is at Annexure-ll.
- (c):  Except in Assam and Meghalaya, the Aadhaar seeding of ration cards is either completed or significantly high in other North Eastern States. The activity is slow in Assam  and Meghalaya  owing to delayed and slow Aadhaar  enrolments/generation.
- (d): Under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), the distribution of subsidised foodgraans to eligible ration card holders/ beneficlaries under NFSA can be done even during non-possession of Aadhaar and States/UTs  have been advised to ensure that no genuine  beneficiary is denied ration on this account. Furtherr Department  had advised all States/UTs to also implement mechanisms for special disPensation of foodgrains to old-age, differently abled and ill beneficiaries  who are not in position to visit the FPSS themselves  and also do not have any other adult member in the househotd. It is suggested to States/UTs that foodgrains of such beneficiaries may be delivered  to them either by means of homedelivery or through  their nominees.
- (e): Non-linking of Aadhaar is not a ground for deletion of ration cards. The Department  has extended the timeline given to the States/UTsr under the Notification dated Oal02lz0l7 (as amended from time to time) issued in exercise of Section-7 of the Aadhaar Act 2Ol5' for completing the Aadhaar seeding of ration cards up to 3{'t December 2021. All States/UTs have been advised that no genuine beneficiary/household  shall be deleted from the list of eligible households  and shall not be denied their entitled quota of foodgrains  under NFSA for want of Aadhaar number or only on the ground of not possessing  an Aadhaar number, failure of  biometric authentication due to network/ connectivity/ Iinking issues or any other technicat  reasons etc. However, as part of the technology driven PDS reforms due to digitization of ration cards datar de-duplication, permanent migration,  deaths, identification of ineligible/duplicate/fake  ration cards, etc. the States/UTs have repotted the cancellation  of about 4.28 Crore such bogus ration cards during the period 2014 to 2021 so lan.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.552 FOR ANSWER  ON 0,I.12.202,I IN THE LOK SABHA.

State/UT  wise number and percentage  of NFSA beneficiaries covered under the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)  plan so far:

| st.   | state/uT                   | Number of NFSA beneficiaries (Current Coverage) (in Lakhs)   | o/o of NFSA beneficiaries enabled under ONORC   |
|-------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicob,ar lslands | 0.61                                                         | IOOYo                                           |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh             | 268.22                                                       | 100%                                            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh          | 8.40                                                         | 1000/o                                          |
| 4     | Bihar                      | 871.16                                                       | 100%                                            |
| 5     | Chandigarh                 | z_06                                                         | IOOVo                                           |
| o     | Dadra & NH and Daman & Dlu | 2.65                                                         | 100%                                            |
| 7     | Delhi                      | 72.78                                                        | 100o/o                                          |
| 8     | Goa                        | 5.32                                                         | 100%                                            |
| o     | Gujarat                    | 341.71                                                       | 1000k                                           |
| 10    | Haryana                    | 126.49                                                       | 100%                                            |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh           | 28.64                                                        | 1000h                                           |
| 12    | Jammu & Kashmir            | 72.41                                                        | 100%                                            |
| 13    | Jharkhand                  | 263.70                                                       | 100%                                            |
| 14    | Karnataka                  | 401.93                                                       | 1000k                                           |
| 15    | Kerala                     | 154.80                                                       | 100%                                            |
| 16    | Ladakh                     | 1 .44                                                        | 100%                                            |
| 17    | Lakshadweep                | 0.22                                                         | 100%                                            |
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh             | 482.58                                                       | 100%                                            |
| 19    | Maharashtra                | 700.17                                                       | 100%                                            |
| 20    | Manipur                    | 18.60                                                        | 100%                                            |
| 21    | Meghalaya                  | 21.46                                                        | 100%                                            |
| 22    | Mizoram                    | 6.68                                                         | 100%                                            |
| ZJ    | Nagaland                   | 14.05                                                        | 100%                                            |
| 24    | Odisha                     | 324.33                                                       | 1O0o/o                                          |
| 25    | Puduchery                  | 6.24                                                         | 100%                                            |
| zo    | Punjab                     | 141 .51                                                      | IOOYo                                           |
| 27    | Rajasthan                  | 440.01                                                       | 100%                                            |
| zo    | Sikkim                     | 3.79                                                         | lOOo/o                                          |
| 29    | Tamil Nadu                 | 364.69                                                       | 100o/o                                          |
| 30    | Telangana                  | 191.62                                                       | 100%                                            |
|       | Tripura                    | 24.83                                                        | 100%                                            |
| 32    | Uttar Pradesh              | 1,471.92                                                     | 100%                                            |
| 33    | Uttarakhand                | 61.94                                                        | IOOYo                                           |
| 34    | West Bengal                | 601.84                                                       | 1000k                                           |
|       | Total                      | 7,499.43                                                     |                                                 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.552 FOR ANSWER  ON 01.'12.2021 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## State/UT  wise percentage  of Aadhaar  seeding percentage  with ration cards:

| sl.   | States/UTs                  | % of Aadhaar Seeding with Ration Cards   |
|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| I     | Andaman and Nicobar lslands | 100%                                     |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              | 100%                                     |
| 3     | Arunachal Pra,Cesh          | 60%                                      |
| 4     | Assam                       | 31Yo                                     |
| 5     | Bihar                       | 100%                                     |
| o     | Chandigarh                  | 1OlYo                                    |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                | 100o/o                                   |
| 8     | Dadra & NH and Daman Diu    | 100%                                     |
| o     | Delhi                       | 100%                                     |
| '10   | Goa                         | 100%                                     |
| 11    | Gujarat                     | 100%                                     |
| 1a    | Haryana                     | 100%                                     |
| 13    | Himachal Prad 3sh           | 1000k                                    |
| 14    | Jammu & Kasl mir            | 1000k                                    |
|       | J harkhand                  | 98%                                      |
| 16    | Karnataka                   | 100%                                     |
| 17    | Kerala                      | 100%                                     |
| 18    | Ladakh                      | 98%                                      |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                 | 100%                                     |
| 20    | Madhya Prades;h             | 100Yo                                    |
| 21    | l\ilaharashtra              | 100%                                     |
| 22    | Manipur                     | 990h                                     |
| 23    | Meghalaya                   | 21%                                      |
| 24    | Mizoram                     | 97o/o                                    |
| 25    | Nagaland                    | 89%                                      |
| 26    | Odisha                      | 99%                                      |
| 27    | Puducherry                  | 98%                                      |
| 28    | Punjab                      | lOOo/o                                   |
| 29    | Rajasthan                   | 100%                                     |
| 30    | Sikkim                      | 100o/o                                   |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                  | 100%                                     |
| 32    | Telangana                   | 100%                                     |
|       | Tripura                     | 100%                                     |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                 | 1000k                                    |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh               | 100%                                     |
| 36    | West Bengal                 | 80%                                      |
|       | Total                       | 93j%                                     |