Lok Sabha Question No. 674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: New Ration Card of ONORC
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Malook Nagar, Gopal Chinayya Shetty, Sumalatha Ambareesh, D.K. Suresh, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLTC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLTG DISTRIBUTIOI{

## LO1( SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.674 TO BE AitSwERED  ON {sr DECEMBER,2O2{

## NEW RATION CARD OF ONORC

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SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

SHR! GOPAL GHINNAYA  SHETTY:

SHRIMATI SUMALATHA  AMBAREESH:

SHRI D.K.SURESH:

SHR! NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of  GOilSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND  pUBLtC DISTRIBUTIoN  5crirfrr erri, urc.a flt{ Trffi6, frr{q d* be pteased  to state:

- (a)  whether the centnl Government has directed the state Governments to issue ration card to the eligible beneficiaries on new standard  fomat as a part of  rOne  Nation One Ration One Gard, scheme;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof, the criteria for getting the benefit of the scheme and present  status of imptementation  of scheme, State-wise;
- (c)  whether beneficiaries  of the said scheme  can avail the facitity of procuring ration ,rom any fair price shop in the country under the National Food Security Act([FSA);
- (d) if so, the details  thereofl and
- (e) the details total number of eligibte ration card holders/beneficiaries received the benefits of ONORG scheme tilt date?

## AHSWER

ilIilISTER OF STATE FOR MI]'ISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMEI{T AilD GONSUMER AFFA|RS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DISTRTBUTION

(sADHVt  NTRANJAN JYOTT)

- (a) & (b): As pail  of  the Targeted  public  Distribution System (TPDS) reforms, states/urs have been advised that whenever  they plan to issue new ration cards under the National Food security Act (!{FSA), they may conform to a standard sel of data fields in the ration cards in bi-linguat format with an intent to gradually  standardize  the ration cards across the country. However, as such there is no immediate requarement  to issue new ration cards under NFSA for the purpose of ration card portabitity  under the one  ation one Ration Gard (oNoRc) ptan. To take the benefit of ration card portability under ol{oRG plan, any aadhaar seeded NFSA beneficiary may tift the entitled foodgrains for self or on behalf of the complete  household from any Fair Price shop (FPs) in the country  by using their same/exlsting ration card with biometric authentication on an electronic  poant  of sale (epos) deylce. so far, the oNoRC plan is enabled in 34 states/urs covering about 75 Grore beneficiaries  (94.3"/o NFSA populataon)  in the country. state/ur wise status of implementation is at Annexure-|.
- (c) & (d): Under the technotogy driven oNoRG plan NFSA beneficiaries  are empowered  to lift their entitled foodgrains from any Fps of their choice In the country by using their same/existing  ration cards with biometric authenticataon on an ePoS device at any of the FpS.
- (e): since inception of oNoRG ptan in August 2oi9 to J{ovember 2o21, a cumulatiye total of about 49.6 crore portable  transactaons have been recorded  in the ol{oRG implemented  states/urs so far. However, as any member of an eligible ration card may lift the monthly entitted foodgrains  on behalf of some or all members of the family in a single transaction, the actual cumulative number of  ration card holders/beneficiaries  having benefited from oNoRG facility would be much higher than the total cumulative number of portability transactions  recorded  ti date.

ANI{EXURE  REFERRED  To  til  REpLy TO pARTs  (a)&(b) OF THE U.ISTARRED  QUEST'O,{ 110.674 FOR AilSWER OiI OI.I2.2O2' IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Etate/ur wise imptementation  status of one Nation ons Rataon Garer (oNoRC) plan so fat:

| s1,   | State/UT                    | lmplementation Status   | lmplernented From   |
|-------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar lslands   | lmplemented             | Dec-2O              |
| lz    | Andhra Pradesh              | lm lemented             | Aug-{ 9             |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           | lmplcmented             | Oct.20              |
| 4     | Assam                       |                         |                     |
| 5     | Bihar                       | lm lemented             | Ma 0                |
| 6     | Chandigarh                  | lmplemented             | Nov-20              |
| 7     | Ghhattisgarh                |                         |                     |
| I     | Dadra & NH arrd Daman & Diu | lmplemented             | May-20              |
| ls    | Delh i                      | lmplemented             | Jul-21              |
| lo    | Goa                         | lmplemented             | Jan-2O              |
| 11    | Gujarat                     | lmplemented             | Aug.l9              |
| 12    | na                          | lmplemented             | Oct.{9              |
| t3    | Himachal Pradesh            | lmplemented             |                     |
| 14    | Jammu & Kashmir             | lm emented              | May-20              |
| {5    | Jharkhand                   | lmplemented             | Aug-20              |
| 16    | Kamataka                    | lm emented              | Jan-20 Oct-{        |
| 17    | Kerala                      | lmptemented             | 9 Oct-i9            |
| {8    | Ladakh                      | lmplemented             | Sep-20              |
| {9    | Lakshadweep                 | lmplemented             |                     |
| 20    | Madhya Prades;lr            |                         | Sep-20              |
| 21    | Maharashtra                 | lmplemented             | Jan-2O              |
| 22    | Manipur                     | lmplemented !mplemented | {9 Au               |
| 23    | Meghalaya                   | lmplemented             | Aug-2O              |
| 24    | M izoram                    | lmplemented             | Dec-2O              |
| 25    | Nagaland                    |                         | Jun.20              |
| 26    |                             | lmplemented             | Aug-20              |
| 27    | Odisha                      | lmplemented             | Jun-20              |
|       | Puducherry                  | lm emented              | Nov-20              |
| 2a    | Punjab                      | lm lemented             | May.20              |
| 29    | Rajasthan                   | lmplemented             | Oct-{9              |
| 30    | Sikkim                      | lmplemented             | Jun-20              |
| 3t    | Tami! Nadu                  | lmplemented             | Oct-20              |
| 32    | Telan                       | lmplemented             | Aug-i9              |
| 33    | Tripura                     | lmplemented             | Jan-20              |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh               | emented I               | Au o                |
| 35    | Uttarakhand                 | lmplemented             | May-20              |
| 36    | West Be al                  | lmplemented             |                     |
|       |                             |                         | Aug-21              |
|       | Total                       | 34                      |                     |