Port Blair, Oct. 16: The Government of India launched a landmark scheme ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC) to facilitate migrants meeting their requirement of foodgrains at a very affordable rate. This scheme was implemented by the Central Government in a war footing manner in the wake of pandemic COVID-19 to avoid struggle of the socio-economically weaker migrant labourers to meet both ends of their livelihoods. This UT Administration has taken relentless efforts, leaving no stone unturned to implement this scheme within the established time frame by the Central Government and made functional with effect from February 2021.

For effective implementation of this scheme, the Department of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs has launched Toll Free Number 18003454445, 230337 (via Mobile) & number 14445, (via Landline) to address all the queries/ grievances and to provide information  related to entitlement of foodgrains under NFSA during working hours from 8.45 am to 5 pm.

In addition to this, the Government of India has launched a mobile App namely ‘Mera Ration’ to facilitate the ONORC related services among beneficiaries of the NFSA, particularly migrant beneficiaries, Fair Price Shops and other stakeholders. The App can be downloaded through Play Store App for the registration of migrant beneficiaries, checking of foodgrains entitlement as well as previous six months transactions along with status of Aadhaar seeding.