Lok Sabha Question No. 5550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Awareness Regarding ONORC Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MinisTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.s550

## To BE ANSWERED ON 6TH APRIL, 2022

## AWARENESS REGARDING ONORC SCHEME

## 5550. SHRI LS: TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) Che foodgrains distributed, along with the type of grains, quantity,
- year-wise;
- (b) the number of such transactions which have taken place inter-state and intra-district (or ration cards using the One Nation One Ration Card Scheme (ONORC);
- (c)
- the percentage of such transactions as compared to the whole; and
- whether the Government has adopted measures to increase migrant population
- (d) awareness regarding the ONORC scheme among the and if sO, the details thereof?

ANSWE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JyOTI)

(a): Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) the Government of India, Department of Food and Public Distribution started distribution of and (DFPD) 'free-of-cost' foodgrains (RicelWheat) to around 80 Crore National Food   Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries: As per the phase wise distribution reports available the States/UTs, So a cumulative total of about 726 from Lakh MT of foodgrains have been lifted and nearly 690 Lakh MT foodgrains have been distributed by the States/uts Year wise and foodgrain wise figures are shown below: far,

| Year wise   | Lifting % against   | Quantity Distributed in LMT   | Quantity Distributed in LMT   | Quantity Distributed in LMT   |
|-------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|             | Allocation          | Wheat                         | Rice                          | Total                         |
| FY 2020-21  | 95%                 | 102.4                         | 196.2                         | 298.6                         |
| FY 2021-22  | 96%                 | 184.5                         | 206.6                         | 391.1                         |

- (b): A Statement showing StatelUT-wise inter-State and intra-State portability transactions since inception of ONORC plan is at Annexure:
- (c): About 10% of such transactions take place through portability One Nation One Ration Card Plan:
- (d): The primary responsibility of beneficiary outreach and awareness generation under NFSA PDS has been entrusted to the StateslUTs. AII StateslUTs have been requested to undertake wide-spread publicity and awareness of PM-GKAY and ONORC plan: The Department has also shared various IEC  (Information, Education and Communication) material about ONORC with all States/UTs for regular awareness generation through Fair Price Shops and other public places of importance. Further, the Department also undertakes wide-publicity of ONORC through regular press releases and through Social Media: AII StateslUTs have also been requested to enable a dedicated 14445 tol-free number for ONORC operations for information dissemination and other matters pertaining to portability of ration cards. States/UTs are also requested to promote awareness about 'Mera Ration' Mobile application that has been developed by the Department, in association NIC, for the benefit of NFSA beneficiaries.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5550 FOR ANSWER ON 06.04.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA

State/UT wise Inter-State and Intra-State portability Transactions

| States                     | Total Intra-State Portability Transactions   | Total Inter- State Portability Transactions   | Total Inter- Intra Portability Transactions   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN ANDNICOBAR ISLANDS | 15,091                                       | 199                                           | 15,290                                        |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 9.62,88,126                                  | 3.193                                         | 9,62,91,319                                   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH BIHAR    | 1,124                                        | 137                                           | 1261                                          |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 17,88,29.488                                 | 13,329                                        | 17,88,42,817                                  |
| CHHATTISGARH               |                                              | 187                                           | 187                                           |
| DELHI                      | 1,44,889                                     | 47                                            | L44,936                                       |
| GOA                        | 47.36,890                                    | 16,89.605                                     | 64,26,495                                     |
|                            | 19,938                                       | 9.096                                         | 29,034                                        |
| GUJARAT                    | 18,30.921                                    | 1,00,487                                      |                                               |
| HARYANA                    | 2,37,50,504                                  | 2,65,909                                      | 240.16,413                                    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 960                                          | 22,654                                        | 23,614                                        |
| JAMMU_ANDKASHMIR           | 6,36,409                                     | 15,294                                        | 6,51,703                                      |
| JHARKHAND                  | 16,99.982                                    | 11,070                                        |                                               |
| KARNATAKA                  | 3,86,77,177                                  | 15.465                                        | 3,86,92,642                                   |
| KERALA LADAKH              | 3,64,65,424                                  | 10,741                                        | 3.64,76,165                                   |
|                            |                                              | 188                                           | 188                                           |
| LAKSHADWEEP                | 122                                          | 54                                            | 176                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 1,84,52,823                                  |                                               | 1,84,65.957                                   |
| MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR        | 3,2126,222                                   | 1,29,876                                      | 3,22,56,098                                   |
| MEGHALAYA                  | 1,505                                        | 14                                            | 1,519                                         |
| MIZORAM                    |                                              | 49                                            | 49                                            |
| NAGALAND                   | 1,924                                        | 4                                             | 1,928                                         |
| ODISHA                     | 10.450                                       | 318                                           | 10.768                                        |
| PUDUCHERRY                 | 38,002                                       | 787                                           | 38,789                                        |
| PUNJAB                     |                                              |                                               |                                               |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 38,26,986                                    | 10.280                                        | 38,37,266                                     |
| SIKKIM                     | 720,58,541                                   | 14,814                                        |                                               |
| TAMIL NADU                 | 4,503                                        | 300                                           | 4,803                                         |
| TELANGANA                  | 15,71,962                                    | 4,950                                         | 15,76,912                                     |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR        | 5,73.80,836                                  | 11,147                                        | 5,73.91,983                                   |
| HAVELI ANDDAMAN AND DIU    | 1,15,658                                     | 47,381                                        | 163,039                                       |
| TRIPURA                    | 5,96,857                                     | 7,996                                         | 6,04,853                                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND  | 4,68,56,037                                  | 35.,372                                       | 468,91,409                                    |
| WEST BENGAL                |                                              | 30,676                                        | 30.676                                        |
|                            |                                              | 260                                           | 260                                           |
| Total                      | 61,58,39,351                                 | 24,65,014                                     | 61,83,04.365                                  |

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