In June 2022, ___________ becomes 36th State/UTs and the last one to join the Centre Government’s flagship programme, ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC).

The correct answer is ‘Assam’ Key Points The Centre Government’s flagship programme, ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC) is now available all across the country. Assam becomes 36th State/UTs and the last one to join the programme. The scheme allows beneficiaries of National Food Security Act (NFSA) to avail of food-grains from ration shops anywhere in the country if they have ration card issued by any State. The objective of this beneficiary programme is to empower all NFSA beneficiaries to become AtmaNirbhar for their food security anywhere in the country, through portability of their existing ration cards enabling them to seamlessly lift their entitled subsidized food-grains (in part or full) from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) of their choice. This also enables their family members to lift balance/required amount of food-grains on the same ration card from the FPS either at their native or any other place of their choice During the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic, the ONORC plan has significantly contributed in ensuring subsidized food-grains to NFSA beneficiaries, especially migrant population. About 71 crore portable transactions (43.6 crore under NFSA and 27.8 crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana) have been recorded under ONORC so far, since its launch and out of which about 64 crore are done after announcement of Covid-19 lockdown in April 2020. The PMGKAY scheme, launched in April 2020, allows all 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries to receive additional food-grains (rice/wheat) of same quantity as under the law free-of-cost.