Chhattisgarh government implements 'One Nation One Ration Card' plan
Chhattisgarh has implemented 'One Nation One Ration Card' (ONORC) plan, enabling the people of the state to lift their foodgrains quota entitled under the food law from any ration shops across the country.
The Department of Food & Public Distribution recently reviewed the progress of States/UTs towards the implementation of ONORC plan.
"...after successful testing of portability transactions, the Department has approved the integration of Chhattisgarh with the existing cluster of portability States/UTs under ONORC," an official statement said.
The ONORC plan for nation-wide portability of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) ration cards has been enabled in the Chhattisgarh State from February 2, 2022.
"With the integration of Chhattisgarh, the ONORC plan is now operational in 35 States/UTs covering almost 96.8 per cent NFSA population (about 77 crore NFSA beneficiaries) in the country," the statement said.
The migrant NFSA beneficiaries of Chhattisgarh State will also now be ...