‘One nation one ration card’ scheme makes food security portable: Centre tells SC
The Hindu
‘The effort was to ensure that migrant workers and their families got assured access to nutrition via national portability of ration cards under the Food Security Act,’ the government said in its written submissions.
‘makes food security “portable” and is tailor-made for migrant labourers, the government told the Supreme Court on Monday. “One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan aims to empower all National Food Security Act migrant beneficiaries to access foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) of their choice anywhere in the country by using their same/existing ration card with biometric authentication,” the Centre explained in the Supreme Court.More Related News