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Assam becomes the 36th State to implement One Nation One Ration Card scheme

Published on 23 Jun 2022

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  • Assam has become the 36th State to implement the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. 
  • With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all 36 states, and Union Territories, making food security portable throughout the country.
  • This scheme is aimed at enabling migrant workers and their family members to seamlessly lift their entitled subsidized foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop of their choice anywhere in the country.
  • To make this scheme more seamless and swift, MERA RATION mobile application was rolled out.
Source: SarkariPariksha