One Nation One Ration Card Scheme: Know About ONORC Scheme

By : Neha Dhyani

Updated : Feb 24, 2022, 13:20

A ration card is an important legal paper that the Indian government issues. The ration card is used as proof of Indian citizenship, address, and helps people avail basic food and utility products at subsidized rates.

Types of Ration Cards

Type of Ration Card	Issued for
Blue (Green or Yellow) Color Ration Card	This is issued to people who live below the poverty line. The economic bracket fixed for this ration card is Rs. 6400 per annum in rural areas and Rs. 11,580 per annum in urban areas.
Pink Color Ration Card	This is issued to people with an annual income above the poverty line.
White Color Ration Card	This is issued to people with a strong financial background, not requiring products at subsidized rates.
Antyodaya Anna Scheme Ration Card	This is issued to people who are the poorest and have no fixed source of income.

One Nation One Ration Card Scheme

The Supreme Court recently directed the states and UT’s on using the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. It aims to enhance the portability and flexibility of ration card usage and is beneficial for the migrant workers who move from one place to another in search of work. Under the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme, migrant workers can obtain ration from a ration shop anywhere in the country. The scheme is implemented under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.

Earlier, ration cards could only be used at specifically assigned ration shops. These shops were located near the residence of the ration cardholder. This means that the NFSA beneficiaries could not access their PDS (Public Distribution System) benefits out of their jurisdiction. However, with the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme, ration cardholders can claim their ration supplies from any ration shop in the country.

The implementation of the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme is driven by an IT system that adds Aadhaar card numbers at several interactions, including the ration cards of the beneficiaries, point of sale devices, and biometrically authenticated transactions of state or UTs. The system uses two portals: The Annavitran portal and the Integrated Management of the Public Distribution System. This process enables the identification of the beneficiary with all the details required for claiming food grains and basic supplies from any ration shop in the country.

Progress of the ONORC Scheme Implementation

Year	Progress
August 2019	Launch of the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme
1st August 2020	24 UTs and states covered for national portability of ration cards
March 2021	Efforts of implementation in the remaining 12 states
11th March 2021	17 states and UTs successfully onboarded the scheme

Assam, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal are four states that still have to join the scheme.

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FAQs About One Nation One Ration Card Scheme

Q.1) What is the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme?

The scheme One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) enables migrant workers to access public distribution systems in any part of the country.

Q.2) When was the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme launched?

The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme was launched in August 2019.

Q.3) Which four states have not joined the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme?

Assam, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal have not yet joined the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme.