Parliament Question: Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 163 1 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29TH JULY, 2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE NATION ONE RATION CARD SCHEME 1631 SMT. DIMPLE YADAV:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased

to state:

(a) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of the One Nation One Ration Card

(ONORC) Scheme in Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details and findings thereof;

(b) the total number of beneficiaries who have availed intra-State and inter-State portability under the said Scheme during the last three years, year, State and district-wise particularly for Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh;

(c) the number of complaints received regarding denial of foodgrains, Aadhaar authentication failures, biometric mismatches and technical glitches, along with the action taken thereon, State and district-wise, particularly for Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh;

(d) whether the Government has assessed the impact of such issues on migrant workers and other beneficiaries in Mainpuri and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of the corrective measures taken by the Government to ensure uninterrupted ration delivery and strengthen grievance redressal in the said district? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBH Al BAMBHANIYA)

(a): The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) system has been implemented across all 36 States/UTs (including Mainpuri District of Uttar Pradesh), enabling NFSA beneficiaries to access their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop in the country through Aadhaar-based biometric or C)TP authentication. Since its launch (till 08.07.2026), over 221 crore portability transactions have been recorded, benefiting mjgrant NFSA beneficiaries.(b): A statement showing numbers of Inter-State and intra-State ONORC transactions State-wise for last three years is at Annexure-I and numbers of Inter-State and Intra-State ONOR(= transactions of Uttar Pradesh district-wise is at Annexure-II.

(c) & (d): Multiple authentication modes have been provisioned under the Public Distribution System (PDS), including Single Finger, Fusion Finger, IRIS, and Aadhaar-based OTP authentication.

In cases where authentication by one household member fails, other eligible family members linked to the ration card are permitted to authenticate and draw foodgrains. Additionally, a nominee facility has been provided in exceptional cases, allowing beneficiaries to authorise another individual to lift ration on their behalf. The e-PoS devices have a functionality to work in offline mode with limited/ no internet connectivity. e-PoS devices are required to periodically connect to a network to synchronize offline transaction data with the PDS online system.

All States/UTs have been advised that no genuine beneficiary/household shall be denied from receiving entitled quota of subsidised foodgrains due to failure of biometric/Aadhaar authentication due to network/connectivity/linking related issues, other technical reasons or poor biometrics of the beneficiary.

These measures ensure that eligible beneficiaries (including migrants) are not denied their entitlements.

(e): The measures taken by the Government to ensure uninterrupted ration delivery and

strengthen grievance redressal mechanism for NFSA beneficiaries are as follows: i. Digitisation & Aadhaar seeding: Ration cards/beneficiary database 100% digitised in all States/UTs; 99.7% of ration cards Aadhaar-seeded, eliminating bogus/duplicate cards.ii. Transparency & grievance redressal: Transparency portals and online grievance redressal/toll- free helplines operational in all States/UTs.

iii. Online allocation & supply chain computerisation: Online allocation implemented in all States/UTs; supply chain computerised in 31 States/UTs (except Chandigarh, Puducherry and urban Dadra & Nagar Haveli, which have adopted DBT Cash Transfer).

iv. ePoS-based Aadhaar au{hentication at FPS level: 5.50 lakh (99.8%) of 5.51 lakh Fair Price Shops automated with ePoS devices, ensuring biometric authentication of beneficiaries at the poinl of distribution and curbing diversion v. One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC): Nationwide portability implemented across all 36 States/UTs, covering all PVIGKAY beneficiaries; over 221 crore portability transactions recorded to date, reducing exclusion and duplicate entitlement claims.

vi. Rightful Targeting (RT): A dedicated de-duplication and beneficiary-verification exercise using Aadhaar/PDS data analytics has led to identification and deletion of ineligible/duplicate beneficiaries, with 5.95 Cr flagged beneficiaries (excluding landholding cases) and 2.35 Cr deleted beneficiaries.

vii. SMART-PDS reform initiative: Being implemented with modules for Ration Card Management, Distribution, Supply Chain and Grievance Redressal to further standardise and digitally integrate State-level TPDS operations.

viii. NIRMAL & SAKSHAM: New initiatives under the SARTHAK PDS Umrella Scheme (2026-

31) aimed at strengthening data architecture/analytics (NIRM AL) and real-time data integration (including VLTS) from Procurement of food grains to Distribution to the beneficiaries

(SAKSHAM). #####Annexure-I Annexure referred to in the reply to Part (b) ofUnstarred Question No. 1631 in the Lok Sabha on 29.07.2026.

Numbers of Inter State and Intra State ONORC Transactions State-wise Sr. 2023 2024 2025 State Name No.

Inter State I Intra State Inter State I Intra State 1 Inter State Intra State NICOBARl176 1 ANDAMAN AND 114.036 1340 Fl6 , 145 f1 62 120,974 ISLANDS 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 15 1,34,79,098 12,521, 7,768 159 1,73,25,769 Ja ARUNACHAL PRADESH IJa 188 4 ASSAM F50 r,30,739 1423 13,461, 59 1766 b,23,605 5 BIHAR 12,044 19 1, o ,77,707 153,521 10,85,89, 1 64 184,747-[ 13,22,36,3 10 6 CHHATTISGARH 170 13,892 18 1, 3 1 124,67,1 57 7 DADAR & NAGAR HAVELII5C),322 148,067 1 ,02, 1 89 :5,925 1 ,03,028 17 1 , 02 1 & DAMAN & DIU 8 DELHI 13 1 , 32,502 19,71.226 [9,75, 1 13 184.1 2,837 158.1 1.947 189.55,0499 I GOA 15,445 1 7 ,484 :0,725 132,1 27 1301, 27 16,525 10 GUJARAT 1,21,015 13,20,620 1,98,559 118,39,523 12 1, 1 ,316 124 1, 3 ,252 11 HARYANA L,42,865 1,15,25,158 17,09,555 1,08,47,555 E9,33,610 12,23,82, 1 38 1- 12 HIMACHAL PRADESH 137,335 is36 1, 11 7,600 1 9999 1 31 13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR l37,678 16,24,950 174,094 8,24,96 1 181,350 ),01,219 14 JHARKHAND 1 1,661 1331,8 ,280 1 ,942 hs,25,665 125,666 b7,50, 1 07 15 KARNATAKA 1 ,25,62,91 6 1 ,24,65,740 1, 1 1 7,69,583 16 KERALA I11 ,984 11,351, 5,222 130,805 1 ,49,34,998 b 8 ,250 1 ,62,63,082 17 LADAKH 118 187 1302 2,724 192 19,205 18 LAKSHADWEEP 1 1,056 I 19,960 18,036 19 MADHYA PRADESH 16, 1 90 1 ,45,64,873 158,836 1 ,68,48,549 -[ 58.367 11,81,85,859 20 MAHARASHTRA 1,34,020 1 , 17 ,48,227 16,70.750 1,34,77,593 18,74,642 1 ,46,62,5 10 21 MEGHALAYA 175 l75 149 104 )2 1 18 1 22 NIIZORAM 137 17,204 I 12,459 1321,5 5 23 NAGALAND 17 120,41 1 17 BO.53 1 1- 147, 1 60 24 ODISHA 1703 17,97,464 155 19,90,360 14,71 ,888 25 PUDUCHERRY 12

1.32,668 26 PUNJAB 1,788 b 113.836 1.27,oo, 1 12 147. 145 1 ,6 1 ,04,35727 RAJASTHAN 12,69,37, 1 65 1 ,48,770 1,82,88, 142 12,35,454 131,7 , 1 6,705 28 SIKKIM 1638 16,460 1,271 !6,387 1 ,044 k,690 29 ITAMIL NADU F,046 138,30, 1 33 14,618 147,93,707 1,12 90 155,66,1 66 F12,498 1107 160_454 0_839 _038 30 ITELANGANA 12,498 60,454 D2,.0033., 11 0,839 1771 1 ,038 1:,20,45, 134 31 ITRIPURA 1 , 162 [,08,2 10 15 1, 9 2 3,49,973 i,494 13,89,302 32 UTTAR PRADESH 1,98, 13,083 165 13,66,43,138 1636 [,27,88,650 33 UTrARAKHAN D 177,950 Fl,98,976 I1,56,241 1,86,820 1,85,573 12,60,674 34 WEST BENGAL 11,811 140,49,345 16,439 16,22,999 175,o1 o 1368,8 ,484 Grand Total 14,224,309 125,57,31 ,983 174,75,848 13,74,03,151 188,85,266 ;8,69,20,880 8888>kAnnexure-Ill Annexure referred to in the reply to Part (b) of Unstarred Question No. 1631 in the Lok Sabha on 29.07.2026.

Numbers of Inter State and Intra State ONORC Transactions in Uttar Pradesh District-wise S. District 2023 2024 2025 No.

Inter StatejIntra State Itnter StatejIntra State llnter State jlntra State b9 1 FAGRA O 16 1, 6 ,981 18,34,704 lo 02 ALIGARH 2 16,47,249 17,94,819 19,06,496 AMBEDKAR 3 1 ,39, 1 36 10 12,01,388 12,67 L, oo NAGAR 4 AMETHI 1,71,618 lo 121,0 ,864 b,63,990 5 AMROHA 0 12,34,694 12 1,94,508 A2ul b3 6 IAURA [ YA lo 12,931, 52 12 3,60,607 6 141 7 IAYODHYA 10 12,78,478 13,54,571 10 L,04, 12 1 8 AZAMGARH lo 12,59,94 1 13,52,746 12 F,24,059 9 BAGH PAT 0 1,75,636 :3 12,08,420 183 1,43,128 10 BAHRAICH F,20,324 15,37,055 16,31 ,844 11 BALLIA 15,34,397 12 16,291, 24 16 b6 .83 b5 12 BALRAN[PUR 12,09,23 1 10 12,83,765 31 b4 13 BANDA 12,83,304 10 3,45, 136 24 BARABANKI h+84 b7 a 14 16,36,427 10 15 BAREILLY lo 17,521, 62 ),26,465 10,28,712 4l8 16 BASTI 0 I1,9 3,996 Eo 12,53,708 n2 17 BHADOHI to 1 ,62,364 12 121,3 ,369 12 82 36 18 BIJNOR 0 L,05,952 Eo 15,07,309 60 19 BUDAUN O [3,26,939 18 F,22,294 .,98,618 20 BULANDSHAHR O 13,78,485 15,091, 83 18 15,73,23021 ICHANDAULI 1 , 19,903 10 1,59, 174 MIU7 22 CHITRAKOOT 1,83,029 lo 12 1, 9 ,600 b2w6 23 DEORIA !, I1,595 to 12,99,750 10 [,06, 576 24 ETAH 1,23,3 11 lo 13,03,230 14 b3u5 43 25 ETAWAH ,09,615 10 12,78,793 lo l03 26 FARRUKHABAD [5, 14,715 16 16,04,956 16 ;,85,017 27 FATEHPUR 1,37,844 10 13,23,447 6 b9 119:$ 14 28 FIROZABAD h,99,975 10 ;,33,450 a7U6 29 GAUTAM b b,22,237 i,69,263 10 17,28,632 BUDDHA NAGAR hI 30 GHAZIABAD 0 19,59,729 11,19,232 lo al 31 IGHAZIPUR 10 12,63,999 13,49,850 18 F,22,036 32 GON DA 10 15,68,638 0 b,64,o 14 12 47 04 OJjn GORAKHPUR 0 L,67,111 b,64,433 12 i,64,381 34 HAMIRPUR 10 12 1, 8 ,91 6 12,59,849 1,30 2,585 35 HAPUR lo 1 ,86,028 2,36,722 12 1,73,304 36 HARDOI 10 17,08,462 18,97,086 18 M1 ,670 37 HATH RAS 10 1 ,56,047 k,2 1 ,641 10 1,96,499 38 JALAUN lo 13,45,764 -,02,583 128 F,53, 912 39 JAUNPUR 10 12,70,717 13,50,557 10 F,55,301 ba 40 JHANSI b [,45, 193 14 b,97,801 101 41 KANNAUJ b 12,39,508 13 1, 6 ,482 10 B3 33 A3 42 KANPUR DEHATIO 12,06,278 k,96,495 12 ,93 43 KANPUR b 12,83,722 15,64, 1 72 18,57, 147 NAGAR a2 T 44 KASGANJ 10 1,60,591 1,23, 122 10 45 KAUSHAMBI 10 1,71, 194 !,02,49 1 12 12,62,908 46 KHERI 10 19,72,825 11,92,274 12 13,47,325 KUSHINAGAR b 47 F,55,092 15,69,937 16,64,83 148 LALITPUR 1 ,86, 175 10 12,40,817 10 12,82,3 19 49 LUCKNOW 17,33,161 18 18,86, 115 16 1, 9 1, 376 50 MAHARAJGANJ 12,65,972 to 12,94,775 10 13,7 0,423 51 MAHOBA 1 ,79,752 12 1, 5 , l07 156 73 ,028 52 MAINPURI O !, 14,745 12 1,89,36 1 10 a3W2 53 MATH U RA lo F,81,553 15,96,938 6,58,477 54 MAU O 1, 75,035 1,49, 1 06 lo 1,98,920 55 MEERUT 10 16,85,021 18,76,649 186 M1 ,977 56 MIRZAPUR lo 1 , 14,869 1 ,67,543 10 b2 y3 57 MORADAB AD 10 16 1, 4 ,05 1 17,36,819 12 18 1, 5 ,43 1 58 MUZAFFARNAG lo 15,87,1 85 12 5,93,070 16,97,490 AR 59 PILIBHIT b 12,79,991 12 3,46,758 lo H4 :64 60 PRATAPGARH lo 13,38,1 99 2 b, 1 2,859 .,83,071 bl 61 PRAYAGRAJ' 10 18,46,815 12 I I o,54,838 2 ,835 62 RAE BARELI 10 13,301, 48 10 13,96,69 1 12 .,76,406 63 RAMPUR b 12,52,258 18 13,06,225 b 13,29,598 a 64 SAHARANPUR b 13,03,466 k 13,59,1 63 12 ;98 65 SAMBHAL 10 13,731, 27 18 .,53,27 1 b L,74,953 66 SANT KABEER lo 1 ,61 ,874 10 1 ,92,580 10 b,61 , 541 NAGAR 67 SHAHJAHANPU 10 16,50,746 16 7,91 ,376 18 k,87,737 R 68 SHANILI b 12,03,207 12,55,838 10 1,98,351 69 SHRAVASTI lo 1 ,57,009 1,88,354 12 HI P 70 SIDDHARTH O 12,07,444 1,62,006 16 13 1, 5 ,988 NAGAR Ul 71 ISITAPUR 0 1 0 ,39,906 12,70,806 172 Ul 72 FSONBHADRA 10 F,06,84 1 15,44,o1 4 10 15,76,495 73 ISULTANPUR 0 13,05,701 b 13,85,498 [,77,759 74 IuNN AO lo F,24,939 b 15,08,1 57 161, 1,57375 IVARANASI ,70,332 ,71,538 15,6 8.996 Grand Total 12,98,13,083 l165 ,66.43.138 1636 ,27„88.650 #####