Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
One Nation – One Ration Card Scheme
Posted On: 26 JUL 2019 by PIB Delhi
To sustain the reforms brought in by scheme on ‘End to End Computerization of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) Operations’ the Department of Food & Public Distribution has launched a new scheme namely “Integrated Management of Public Distribution System (IM-PDS)” for implementation during 2018-19 and 2019-20. The main objective of the scheme is to introduce nation-wide portability of ration card holders under National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), to lift their entitlement foodgrains from any FPS in the country without the need to obtain a new ration card, by integrating the existing PDS systems/portals of States/UTs with the Central systems/portals, etc.
Keeping in view the physical progress under ongoing scheme and readiness for implementation of National Portability in few States, it has been decided to implement inter-State/National Portability on a pilot basis in few States shortly. Further, as and when any State/UT achieve the readiness it will be added on the National Portability platform, i.e. Public Distribution System Network (PDSN) to provide the benefit of national/inter-State portability to all ration card holders under NFSA. Presently NFSA provides the coverage for about 81.34 Crore persons across the country. State-wise statement showing coverage under NFSA is annexed.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Rajya Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE
State-wise statement showing coverage under NFSA
| Sl. | States/UTs | Accept number of persons under NFSA |
|---|---|---|
| (in lakh) | ||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 268.23 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 8.71 |
| 3 | Assam | 251.9 |
| 4 | Bihar | 871.16 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 200.77 |
| 6 | Delhi | 72.78 |
| 7 | Goa | 5.32 |
| 8 | Gujarat | 382.84 |
| 9 | Haryana | 126.49 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 36.82 |
| 11 | J & K | 74.13 |
| 12 | Jharkhand | 264.25 |
| 13 | Karnataka | 401.93 |
| 14 | Kerala | 154.8 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 546.42 |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 700.17 |
| 17 | Manipur | 25.06 |
| 18 | Meghalaya | 21.46 |
| 19 | Mizoram | 7.06 |
| 20 | Nagaland | 14.79 |
| 21 | Odisha | 326.21 |
| 22 | Punjab | 141.45 |
| 23 | Rajasthan | 446.62 |
| 24 | Sikkim | 4.06 |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu | 364.7 |
| 26 | Telangana | 191.7 |
| 27 | Tripura | 25.02 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | 1520.6 |
| 29 | Uttarakhand | 61.94 |
| 30 | West Bengal | 601.84 |
| 31 | A&N | 0.63 |
| 32 | Daman & Diu | 1.19 |
| 33 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 2.36 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 0.22 |
| 35 | Chandigarh | 4.96 |
| 36 | Puducherry | 6.34 |
| Total | 8134.94 |
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Source : PIB