Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution today said that Central Government has set 1 year deadline for all the states to implement One Nation, One Ration card without fail.
This will help beneficiaries to buy subsidized food grains from ration shop in any part of the country.
Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that already 10 states: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura and Telangana are providing portability of Public Distribution System (PDS ) entitlements.
“By next June 30, 2020,’one nation, one ration card’ should be implemented without fail in the entire country. We have written letters to the state government to fast track the implementation of this system,” Paswan told reporters.
The new mechanism will ensure no poor is deprived of PDS entitlement if that person shifts from one place to another. The system will also help remove fake ration card holders, he added.