Government launches pilot project for 'One Nation One Ration Card'

12 Aug 2019

Government launches pilot project for ‘One Nation One Ration Card’

Government launches pilot project for ‘One Nation One Ration Card’We read in July that the central government is planning to launch the ‘One Nation One Ration Card (ONOR)’ scheme by 30th June 2020.

Now the government has launched the pilot project* for the ONOR scheme in four states.

Last week, the government launched inter-state portability of ration cards between Telangana-Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra-Gujarat. What does this mean?

Ration card holders of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh can now buy their quota of ration from Public Distribution System (PDS), or ration shops, in either state.
 	Similarly, Maharastra and Gujarat residents can also do the same, in either state.

What about other states?

Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tripura are also currently testing intra-portability of ration cards.
 	Intra-portability means beneficiaries can take their quota of ration from any PDS outlet within the state (not confined to only one shop or town).
 	These states will get inter-state portability (like Maharashtra-Gujarat) gradually by January 2020.

The government is now planning to roll out ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme throughout the country by 1st June 2020. This date is earlier than the date of 30th June proposed previously.

*Pilot project: Testing out of a new project by first launching it on a smaller scale.

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