PASSAGE on “One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)” 

Passage: The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) was started initially in 4 States in August 2019. Since then, progressively in a phase-wise manner, the ONROC plan is presently covering nearly 77 Crore beneficiaries (almost 96.8% of NFSA population) in the country.

During the last two years of COVID-19 pandemic, ONORC plan has significantly contributed in ensuring subsidized foodgrains to NFSA (National Food Security Act) beneficiaries, especially migrant beneficiaries. This is one-of-its-kind Citizen Centric initiative in the country, which is swiftly implemented in a short-span of time covering about 80 Crore beneficiaries, after being initiated in August 2019.