Lok Sabha Question No. 398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Bhagirath Chaudhary, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Arjunlal Meena, M. K. Raghavan, P.P. Chaudhary, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Manoj Rajoria, Su Thirunavukkarasar, Lallu Singh, Deepak Baij

## GOVERil]UIE?{T  OF INDIA

## MTNISTRY OF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIOII

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED SUESTIOil NO. 398 TO BE ANSIYERED  ON 2OTHJULY,2O2{

## IMPLETVIENTATION  OF ONE NATION ONE RATION GARD

398. SHRI RAJESHBHAI GHUDASAMA:

SHRI BHAGIRATH  GHOUDHARY:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH  HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

SHRI P.P. GHAUDHARY:

SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHR! DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of  GONSUMER AFFAIRS' FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBuTIoN rT,lI+il Err*,  qr{q  sit{ Trffif,r  Fif,{ul d'* be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has introduced One Nation One Ration Gard Scheme for ensuring food security by distributing  essential food grains to poor middle class/migrant labourers/deprived class at thelr place of stay during Govid-{9  pandemic  lockdown peraod;
- (b)  if so, the present status of its implementation including  procedure adopted/incentive  provide, targets fixed/achievements  & arrangements made, number of participants States/UTs with respective  duties asslgned, number of beneficlariesr increase in distribution of foodgrains,  State/UT' wise, category-wise (SC/ST/OBC)  lncluding  Tamil l{adu;
- (c) whether the scheme is not being implemented in whole country and Nation Food Security AcI(NFSA)  ration card holderc are not included  in it' if so, the details thereof and the reasons theretor alongwith  and the deadline for achleving the samel
- (d) the percentage  of aadhaar authentication  for PDS transaction;
- (e)  whether the same has glven rise to its misuse and harm to the magrant  tabourerc  an accessing foodgrains,  if so, the details thereof, statewisel and

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- (owhethercro]eso'personswithDlsabll.tiesandpoorfamiliesstlllremain unregisteEd under Nataonat Food securlQl Act, 2O13r//l 3or tho actlon taken by the State/UTs  ln this regard?

## ANSWER

## iIINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPIIIENT AND CONSUUER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c): Under the  Public  Dlstrlbution  System (PDS) refoms, the Department  ls implementlng the One Natlon One Ratlon Gard (ONORC) plan for nation-wlde  Portabi lity of ratton cards under the Nationat Food Security  Actt 20'13 (NFSA)' wlth an obiective to empower all around EO Grore NFSA boneliclariest particulady  migrants  (mostlY poor and needy) to seamlessly  l:ft thelr entitled NFSA foodgralns from any electronic Polnt of Sale (ePoS) enabled Falr Prlce Shop (FPS) of cholce in the country bY uslng thel, same existlng  ration card along with blometric  authentication.

Presentty' up to December  2O2O the ONORC is enabled ln 32 Stat6sruTs coverlngalmostS60/oolthctotalNFSApoputatlon(neady69Grorebeneflciarles) inthecountry'enablingthemtollftthelrentitledfoodgratnsfromanyFPSnearby tothei]placeofworkorstaylnthesostates/uTs'evonduringthecovlD.{g pandemlc/ lockdotfln. Further, the Department  is contlnuously  Purculng  with remainlng  4 states/uT of Assam, Ghhatttsgarh,  Delhi and west Bengal to enable the oNoRc at the earliest, depending upon thclr requlslte technical  readlness. To implementthe]attonca]dsportabili$lunderoNoRc,thokeyresponslbllltiesof states/uTs  lnclude instatlatlon  of ePos devlces at the FPSs,  seedlng of Aadhaar numbets  wlth ration cards and enable blometric authontlcatlon  of beneflclarles in the FPSS.

Further,underNFSAtheAntyodayaAnnaYo|ana(AAY)andPriority Households  (PHH) ration cards are issued to etigible households/beneflclaries  by therespecttvestates,UTslncludingTamltNaduuptocaillngcove]ag.undcrthe

Act which may also include  SG/ST/OBG population'

- (d): As per the data appearlng on central portals, an avorage of morc than 757" monthlyotectronicPDstransactionsatthenationaltevetarebeingdoncthtough blometrlc/Aadhaar  authenttcation  of benetlciarles'
- (e): No slr.
- (0: Tho NFEA provides coverage of up to 75o/o ol rural populatlon  and up to 5O96 oi urban  population  \_  upto a maxlmum  g{.35  Grore beneflclaries ln the country (as per the i"rr"u" ol 20111 to receive hlghly subsidlzed  foodgratns from Targeted public  Dtstribution syst3m  (TPDS) every month. The coverage under tho act is substanttallyhighto€nsufethatalltheYulnerabteandneedysectlonsofthe socl6ty,  lncluding  diffetentty'abled,  get food aecurity  beneflts'

Furthe]'the]esponslbitityforldentif|catlonofeligiblehouseholds/ benellclarles  and issuance  of thelr ratlon cards rests wath the states/UTs'  ln 30 farascoverageofellglbledlsabledper3onslsconcerned,directlonshaYcbeen issued  to all the States/UTs under Sectlon€8  of the Act to cover ellglbtc disabled persons under NFSA.