Assam becomes the 36th State/UT to implement One Nation One Ration Card

Assam has operationalised the Centre’s ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ programme, with this, it is implemented across the country.

Beneficiaries can get their quota of subsidised foodgrains from any electronic point of sale device (ePoS)-enabled fair price shops.

Beneficiaries can use their existing ration cards with biometric authentication.

The implementation of ONORC was initiated in August 2019.

The government has also rolled out the ‘MERA RATION’ mobile app.