(Express Photo: Anil Sharma, File)Within four days of its launch across Delhi, the transactions under the ‘One Nation One Ration Card‘ (ONORC) has crossed 1,000, with migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh leading the chart. Under the ONORC scheme, migrants with ration cards registered anywhere in India can collect their share of monthly ration from fair price shops located in the national capital. And with the availability of food grains in ration shops touching adequate levels, the disbursal of monthly ration to regular card holders have also risen to 35.07 per cent. Records show of the 17.78 lakh ration card holders in the city, 6.23 lakh (35.07 per cent) have collected food grains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) so far. Around 15 lakh card holders come under the PR category in Delhi, 1.73 lakh are classified as PRS, while the remaining come under the AAY category.

Source: Indian Express July 24, 2021 06:00 UTC