Question: Can you explain the One Nation One Ration Card program?

Answer: **Eligibility:** Ministry Of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public DistributionOne Nation One Ration CardFood SecurityMigrant
WorkersRation Card HoldersDetailsBenefitsEligibilityApplication ProcessDocuments RequiredFrequently Asked QuestionsThe "One
Nation One Ration Card" (ONORC) Scheme was launched by the Department of Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution in 2018. It is a national Ration Card portability scheme to ensure food security for all
including internal migrants within India. It enables migrant workers and their family members to access PDS benefits from any Fair
Price Shop anywhere in the country, thus ensuring the food security through the inter-state portability of ration cards under the National
Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA). A Fair Price Shop (FPS) is a public ration store licensed under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities
Act of 1955. Ration card details and entitlements are available online on any ePoS device in the country. It includes both inter-State and
intra-State (inter-district/intra-district) portability of ration cards.Assam is the 36th State to implement the One Nation One Ration Card
(ONORC) scheme. The ONORC plan has successfully been implemented in all 36 States/UTs making food security portable throughout
the country. The government has launched a mobile app, namely â€˜MERA RATIONâ€™ for acquiring the maximum benefit of the
ONORC plan. The mobile app shall provide the user with real-time information. It is available in 13 languages. As per the official
website of National Food Security Portal, there are more than 20 crores Ration Cards issued through more than 4.5 lakh POS enabled
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