Bihar ,Punjab and 5 other states have joined the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative. This is taking the total ration card portability to 17 states and Union territories helping 60 crore beneficiaries. Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan listed the states via tweet, "Today, 5 more states -- Bihar, UP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Daman and Diu -- have been integrated with One Nation-One Ration Card System,"
Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' program, beneficiaries would be able to buy listed foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) from any Fair Price Shop across the country using the one ration card.
The initiative is expected to be implemented by June 1.
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