Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Beneficiaries under ONORC
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4{9

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON 2OfHJttLY,2O21

## BENEFICIARIES  UNDER ONORG

## 4{9. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the llllinister of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIoN  5trsfrmr erri, qr sit{ srffif,fi F{wr d'+ be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the  Supreme Gourt has directed all  the  States to implememnt One Nation One Ration Gard system (ONORC) recently, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the ONORC Scheme implementation has covered 86% of beneficiaries  across 32 States and UTsr if sor the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the remaining States yet to be integrated in the scheme, State-wise;
- (d) the number of beneficiaries covered so far, Statewise;
- (e)  whether the  Government  has reviewed the  progress of implementation of this scheme, if so, the details thereoti  and
- (0 the steps taken to eliminate  bogus, ineligible ration cards and reduce leakage to make the PDS system better?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GONSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SADHVI  NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Yes sir. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of lndia in its iudgement  dated 29-06-20i21 in connection  with Suo Motu Writ Petition (Givil) No. 6 ol 2O2O titled  'Problems  and Miseries of Migrant Labourers' has also directed  the States which have not implemented the One Nation One Ration Gard to imptement the same by not later than 31'07'2021.

(b): Upto Decembot  2O2O the One Nation One Ration Gard (ONORG) plan has been enabled in 32 States/UTs  covering about 867" NFSA population (nearly  69 Grore of total 8O Grore beneficiaries)  in the country  to have an option to lift their foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop of choice anyrwhere in these 32 States/UT.

(c): 4 States/UT of Assam, Ghhattisgarhr Delhi and West Bengal are yet to enable the ONORG plan.

(d): A State/UT wlse statement  showing number of NFSA beneficlarles covered under OI{ORG plan is at Annexure-!.

(e): The Department regularly reviews the implementation  of OI{ORG plan, number of portability transactionsr efforts made by States/UTs through centrat portals,  VG moetingsr  letters from all levels to concerned States/UTs and technical  partnensr etc.

(0:  As per Targeted Public Distribution  System (Gontrol) Order, 2Ol5 under National Food Security Act (NFSA), all States/UTs are required to review their list of eligible beneficiaries every year and are required to remove/detete the ineligible or bogus ration cards/beneficiaries  from their ration card's database.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED OUESTTON  NO.4{9 FOR AI{SWER ON 2O.O7.2O2{ !N THE LOK SABHA.

state/uT wise statement  showing  number of NFSA beneficiaries  covered under oNoRC plan in 32 States/UTs  up to December  2020:

| st.   | Stat'e/UT                      | ONORC lmplementation Status   | No. of NFSA Beneficiaries - All covercd under ONORC (in Lakhs)   |
|-------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I     | Andaman and Nicobar lsland     | lmplemented                   | 0.6'1                                                            |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                 | lmplemented                   | 268.23                                                           |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh              | lmplemented                   | 8.21                                                             |
| 4     | Assam                          | Pending                       | 0.00                                                             |
| 5     | Bihar                          | lmplemented                   | 864.50                                                           |
|       | Chandigarh                     | lmplemented                   | 2.75                                                             |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                   | Pending                       | 0.00                                                             |
| R     | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu | lmplemented                   | 2.85                                                             |
| I     | Delhi                          | Pending                       | 0.00                                                             |
| 10    | Goa                            | lmplemented                   | 5.32                                                             |
| 11    | Gujarat                        | lmplemented                   | 382.54                                                           |
| 12    | Haryana                        | lmplemented                   | 126.49                                                           |
| 13    | Himachal Prader;h              | lmplemented                   | 28.64                                                            |
| 14    | Jammu & Kashnrir               | lmplemented                   | 72.41                                                            |
| 15    | Jharkhand                      | lmplemented                   | 263.70                                                           |
| lo    | Karnataka                      | lmplemented                   | 401.93                                                           |
| 17    | Kerala                         | lmplemented                   | 154.80                                                           |
| 18    | Ladakh                         | lmplemented                   | 1.44                                                             |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                    | lmplemented                   | 0.22                                                             |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                 | lmplemented                   | 546.42                                                           |
| 21    | Maharashtra                    | lmplemented                   | 700.17                                                           |
| 22    | Manipur                        | lmplemented                   | 24.57                                                            |
| 23    | Meghalaya                      | lmplemented                   | 21.46                                                            |
| 24    | Mizoram                        | lmplemented                   | 6.68                                                             |
| 25    | Nagaland                       | lmplemented                   | "t4.05                                                           |
| 26    | Odisha                         | lmplemented                   | 323.60                                                           |
| 27    | Puducherry                     | lmplemented                   | 6.28                                                             |

| 28   | Punjab        | lmplemented   | 141.45                 |
|------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
| 29   | Rajasthan     | lmplemented   | 446.62                 |
| 30   | Sikkim        | lmplemented   | 3.79                   |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | lmplemented   | 357.34                 |
| 32   | Telangana     | lmplemented   | '19'1.62               |
| 33   | Tripura       | lmplemented   | 24.83                  |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | lmplemented   | 't,420.33              |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | lmplemented   | 61.96                  |
| 36   | West Bengal   | Pending       | 0.00                   |
|      | Total         | 32            | 6,876 (About 69 Grore) |