New Delhi: Five more states, including Bihar and Punjab, have joined the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' system, taking the total ration card portability to 17 states and Union territories helping 60 crore beneficiaries, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday.
Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.
The food ministry is aiming to implement this facility across the country from June 1.
"Today, 5 more states Bihar, UP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Daman and Diu have been integrated with One Nation-One Ration Card System," Paswan said in a tweet.
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Today 5 more states - Bihar, UP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Daman & Diu have been integrated with One Nation One Ration Card System. On 1st January 2020, 12 States were integrated amongst eachother and now 17 States are on Integrated Management of PDS@narendramodi
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) May 1, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Today 5 more states - Bihar, UP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Daman & Diu have been integrated with One Nation One Ration Card System. On 1st January 2020, 12 States were integrated amongst eachother and now 17 States are on Integrated Management of PDS@narendramodi
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) May 1, 2020Today 5 more states - Bihar, UP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Daman & Diu have been integrated with One Nation One Ration Card System. On 1st January 2020, 12 States were integrated amongst eachother and now 17 States are on Integrated Management of PDS@narendramodi
— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) May 1, 2020
On January 1 this year, 12 states were integrated among each other and now 17 states are on integrated management of the public distribution system (PDS), also called ration shops/fair price shops, he added.