Assam has become the 36th State/UT to implement the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme in India. Implementation of ONORC was initiated in which year?

The correct answer is 2019 . In News Assam has become the 36th State/UT to implement the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) in June 2022. Key Points The implementation of ONORC was initiated in August 2019. With this, the ONORC programme has been successfully implemented in all states and Union Territories, making food security portable throughout the country. The ONORC scheme is being implemented under National Food Security Act (NFSA). This system allows all NFSA beneficiaries, particularly migrant beneficiaries, to claim either full or part foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) in the country through an existing ration card with biometric/Aadhaar authentication in a seamless manner. The system also allows their family members back home, if any, to claim the balance of foodgrains on same the ration card.