Lok Sabha Question No. 181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Implementation of ONORC Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Queen Oja, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Manoj Rajoria, Riti Pathak, Feroze Varun Gandhi, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Chandeshwar Prasad, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Subrata Pathak, Shankar Lalwani, Pratima Bhoumik

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. {8'I

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 2"d February,202{

## IMPLEMENTATION  OF ONORC SCHEME

141. SHRIMATI QUEEI{ OJA:

SHRI RANJIEETSINGH  HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

DR. MANO.' RAJORIA:

SHRIMATI RIT! PATHAK:

SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

DR. B}IARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

SHRI SUDHAKAR  TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWAil!!

MS. PRATIMA  BHOUMIK:

Will the Minister of GONSUMER AFFAIRST FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIoN  5lffttril erril, urflr sitt srffi{, fud-tuT  d'+ be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that the Government has implementing One
- Nataon One Ration Gard scheme in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with number of beneficiaries enrolled under it so far, State and UT'wise;
- (c) whether the Government,  as part of the scheme, has embarked  on directing the state Governments  to foltow the new standard  format for issue of ration cards to the eligible beneficiaries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with role of the State Governments in the scheme;
- (e)  whether it is a fact that crores of eligible disabled persons are still not enrotled under National Food Security Act 2Ol3; and
- (f) if  so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government  to include the eligable disabled  persons?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD &

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (sHRl DAilvE RAOSAHEB  DADARAO)

- (a) & (b): Yes sir. The Department in association  with  State/UT Govemments is implementing  'One  Nation One Ration Gard' (ONORC)  plan for nation-wide portability of ration cards under the National  Food Security Act, 2Ot3 (NFSA). So far, the facitity has been enabled in 32 states/UTs  covering nearly 69 Grore beneficiaries,  almost 86% of NFSA populataon of the country. A State/UT wise statement  showing number of NFSA beneficiaries covered under ONORG  so far is at Annexure.
- (c)&(d):UnderOI{ORG'thebeneficiaries,ifdesire,canlifttheir entifled foodgrains  from any ePoS (electronic Point of sale device) enabled Fair Price shop (FPS) of their choice by using their same/existing ration cards with biometric  authentication  on the ePos device at the time ofliftingthefoodgrainsthroughportabitity.Nodifectionhasbeengiven to states/UTs for issuance of new ration cards to beneficiaries under o  oRc. However, for the sake of uniformity under ol{oRc operationst states/uTs  have been advised to adopt a standard bi-lingual format for fation cards whenever they decide to issue/print new ration cards under NFSA in the future.
- (e) & (0: The Targeted Public Distribution $ystem (TPDS) under NFSA is operatedundeJtheiointresponsibilitiesofthecentralandstate/UT Governments.  Under the  ioint  responsibitity,  the state/uT  Governments are responsibte for identification of eligible beneficiaries  under NFSAT issuance of ration cards to them, lifting of foodgrains  from the designated depots,  distribution  to ration card holders as per their entitlements through FPSs, etc. Thus, identification of eligible beneficiaries  and issuance of ration cards to them for distribution  of foodgrains under I{FSA lies with the concerned  state/UT Government. Presently,  out of the totalgivencoverageofSt.35GrorepersonsunderNFSA,aroundSoGrore beneficiaries  are receiving their entitled  quota of foodgrains through TPDS on monthly basas.

Further,directionsundersection.3SoftheNFSAhavebeenissued toallstates/UTstocoveralleligibledisabledpersonsundertheNFSA. Besides'altStates/UTshavealsobeenadvisedtoidentifslneedypefsons fromtheweakersectionsofthesoc:etyincludingdisabledpersons throughtime.to.timespecialdrives,camps'etc.andissueI{FSAration cardstoalleligiblepersons/householdsuptothedefinedcoverageof persons under NFSA for their State/UT'

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO lN REPLY To PARTS (a) & (b) oF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION I{O.{8I FOR A]{SWER ON O2.O2.2O2{ tN THE LOK SABHA.

| sl.   | State/UT                             | Number of NFSA Beneficiaries Covered under ONORG uP to December 2O2O in Grore   |
|-------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I     | Andaman and Nicobar lslands          | o.ol                                                                            |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                       | 2.64                                                                            |
| 3     | Arunachal lPradesh                   | o,o8                                                                            |
| 4     | Bihar                                | 8.71                                                                            |
| 5     | Chandi rhr                           | 0.03                                                                            |
| 6     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | o.o3                                                                            |
| 7     | Goa                                  | o.o5                                                                            |
| 8     | Guiarat                              | 3.46                                                                            |
| 9     | Haryana                              | 1.23                                                                            |
| 10    | Himachal Fradesh                     | o.27                                                                            |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir                      | o.70                                                                            |
| 12    | Jharkhand                            | 2-61                                                                            |
| l3    | Xarnataka                            | 4.30                                                                            |
| 14    | Kerala                               | 1.53                                                                            |
| {5    | Ladakh                               | o.ol                                                                            |
| 16    | LakshadwereP                         | o.oo                                                                            |
| 17    | Madhya Pr:rdesh                      | 5.46                                                                            |
| l8    | Maharashtra                          | 7.OO                                                                            |
| 19    | ur Mani                              | o.23                                                                            |
| 20    | Meghal                               | o.21                                                                            |
| 21    | Mizoram                              | o.07                                                                            |
| 22    | aland N                              | o.12                                                                            |
| 23    | Odisha                               | 3.24                                                                            |
| 24    | Puduche                              | o.06                                                                            |
| 25    | b Pu                                 | 1.40                                                                            |
| 26    | Rajasthan                            | 4.51                                                                            |
| 27    | Sikkim                               | o.04                                                                            |
| 28    | Tamil Nadu                           | 3.66                                                                            |
| 29    | Telangana                            | 1.92                                                                            |
| 30    | Tri ta                               | o.24                                                                            |
| 31    | Uttar Pradesh                        | 14.66                                                                           |
| 32    | Uttarakhand                          | o.56                                                                            |
|       | Total                                | 69.O9                                                                           |