The Centre had on June 14 told the Supreme Court that the 'One Nation One Ration Card' (ONORC) plan aims to empower all National Food Security Act (NFSA) migrant beneficiaries to access their foodgrains from any fair price shop anywhere in the country by using their existing ration card with biometric authentication and the plan makes food security "portable".
The Centre on Monday informed the SC that the Delhi government's claims of launching of one nation one ration card (ONORC) is misleading.
Three more states -- Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram -- have joined the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme, taking the number of states and union territories (UTs) which have joined the scheme to 20, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Monday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, declared a big push towards One Nation, One Ration Card.
Beneficiaries collecting ration under the Public Distribution System (PDS) and are covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the State Food Security Scheme can avail the facility of portability of ration cards offered by the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme.
"Public distribution is a fundamental right of state governments. The Union food minister does not understand the repercussions that would follow if such a right is infringed upon," DMK president M K Stalin said in a statement.
The biggest beneficiary of the 'one nation one ration card' will be migrant labourers who move to other states to seek better job opportunities and will ensure their food security, Ram Vilas Paswan said at a conference with state food secretaries on food security issues.
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