Good news for ration card holders! Under the portability scheme, you can receive ration from anywhere in the country.
**Jaunpur 2 september:-(desk) Under the "One Nation One Ration Card" scheme, ration cardholders can now collect their ration from anywhere in the country. In Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh alone, approximately 9,545 cardholders from other states are benefiting from this scheme. Under this initiative, cardholders can receive free grains by simply providing their thumb impression at any fair price shop.
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The portability scheme under the "One Nation One Ration Card" initiative is becoming beneficial for the public. The success of this scheme is evident as nearly 9,545 cardholders from other states are currently receiving grains in Mirzapur district, while around 6,000 individuals residing in other states are obtaining both employment and grains.
People no longer have to face difficulties in obtaining grains after leaving their homes. This has been made possible through the ration card portability scheme operated by the government’s supply department.
Before the implementation of the "One Nation One Ration Card" scheme, individuals had to transfer their ration cards when moving to or from another state, often requiring them to visit the supply department multiple times. Now, they can simply provide their thumb impression to receive free grains starting from the same month.
Any individual from anywhere in the country can obtain grains by providing their thumb impression at a fair price shop.
According to DSO Sanjay Prasad Baranwal, under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana and the National Food Security Act, there are 454,532 ration cardholders in the district. A total of 1,920,411 units of ration are distributed among them. This includes 69,665 Antyodaya cardholders and 384,867 eligible household cardholders. Antyodaya cardholders receive 35 kg of grains, while eligible household cardholders receive 5 kg of free grains per unit, distributed through e-weighing link e-POS machines.
Monthly Distribution of Grains
The district distributes 10,863.530 tons of free grains each month. Among these, 975.310 tons of wheat and 1,462.965 tons of rice are allocated to the 69,665 Antyodaya ration cardholders. Similarly, 3,370.102 tons of wheat and 5,055.153 tons of rice are distributed to the 384,867 eligible household cardholders.
Portability Scheme Benefits
Mirzapur District Supply Officer Sanjay Prasad Baranwal stated that under the portability scheme, any cardholder can obtain free grains by providing their thumb impression at any fair price shop. There will be no difficulties in receiving free grains from the fair price shop.
