Ration Card Latest Update: If you also have a ration card and you take ration from the government cheap galley shop, then this news is of your use. Under the new update, Assam has also started Ration Card Portability service. With this, the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ program of the Center has been implemented across the country.
You will be able to take your quota from any ration shop
Information about this was given by the Ministry of Food. Under ONORC, beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) can get their quota of subsidized food grains from any Electronic Point of Sale Device (E-POS) equipped ration shops of their choice. can.
Successfully implemented in all states
For this, cardholders will have to use existing ration card with biometric authentication. In a statement from the ministry, it was said that Assam has become the 36th state / union territory to implement ONORC. With this, the ONORC program has been successfully implemented in all states and union territories, making food security ‘portable’ across the country.
downloaded over 20 million times
The implementation of ONORC was started in August 2019. To take maximum advantage of One Nation, One Ration Card scheme, the government has also started ‘Mera Ration’ mobile application. This app is providing real time information to the beneficiaries. It is currently available in 13 languages. So far the app has been downloaded more than 20 lakh times from Google Play Store.
