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Odisha government launched ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme for the ration card holders across the state. This launch was undertaken virtually by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on July 29, 2021. Under this scheme the beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act from the other states/ migrant workers will be able to avail food grains at subsidized rates from ration shops in Odisha. This scheme aims at ration for all the people in the state as required. It is a boon for all the beneficiaries. One nation, One ration card policy helped the migrants from other states during the pandemic times thereby helping them to avail food grains from any nearby shop in the state. It helps the beneficiaries with basic food availability to maintain a health and life balance. Through this scheme, the beneficiaries from other states can get the facility of food grains at subsidized rates at about 10,578 ration shops in Odisha.
Overview:
| Initiative: | ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ |
| Scheme under: | Odisha Government |
| Launched By: | Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik |
| Launch Date: | July 29, 2021 |
| Benefit: | Availability of ration at subsidized rates to the beneficiaries from other states |
| Major Objective: | To provide assistance to the ration card holders thereby strengthening the food security mechanism in the state |
Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to enable ration to the migrant ration card holders from other states
- It tends to ensure timely and uninterrupted distribution of food grains to the ration card holders in Odisha as well as the migrant card holders from other states staying in Odisha through 10578 fair price shops
- It tends to build a core food distribution mechanism
- This scheme aims at ensuring food for all in the state
- It will help in maintaining a health life balance of people in the state
- It will assist the poor and needy people across the state in these pandemic situations
Key Points:
- On Nation, One Ration Card scheme is launched by Odisha government for the assistance of ration card holders under the National Food Security Act
- Under this scheme the beneficiaries will be able to avail food grains at subsidized rates from ration shops in Odisha
- It tends to cover card holders in Odisha as well as the migrant card holders from other states staying in Odisha
- This mechanism will be in operation through 10578 fair price shops in Odisha
- It aims at ensuring ration for everyone in the state irrespective of them being from other states
- This scheme aims at food for all the people in the state as required
- In these pandemic times, this scheme turns out to be a boon for the beneficiaries
- Under this scheme, the state government tends to take care of the migrant workers holding ration cards their respective states by helping them avail the basic food grains in Odisha through fair price shops.
- This scheme will thereby turn out to be a boon to the poor and needy people in tough times of the pandemic
- Apart from this scheme, CM also launched a scheme for distributing fortified rice rich in vitamin B-12 and folic acid to the beneficiaries
- The distribution scheme is currently launched as a pilot project in Malkangiri district
- The state government is undertaking various schemes for ensuring food security to everyone including the poorest people in the state
- CM stated that food security is the biggest social welfare programme in the state and the state government is keen to ensure that no poor person is deprived of food security in the state.
