Recently, Assam became the 36th state to adopt One Nation One Ration card scheme (ONOR Card scheme). With this the scheme has become operational in entire country. The government has launched Mera Ration mobile application to make better use of ONORC. In how many languages does the app provide real-time information?

The correct answer is 14. Key Points Government has launched “Mera Ration Mobile App” , to make best use of ONORC. The app will provide information to users in real-time in 14 languages. The ONORC scheme is nationalising of ration card, basically. Under the scheme, ration cards have been nationalised using Aadhaar seeding. This enables the beneficiary to purchase food grains from any fair price shop across the country. Thus, the scheme assures the claim to food security irrespective of residence of beneficiary. This scheme was launched in August 2019. The One Nation One Ration Card food security scheme have benefitted the National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries, immensely. This is because, they received subsidized food grains during COVID-19 pandemic. This scheme has been swiftly implemented across India. Thus, it is benefiting more than 80 crore Indians . Additional Information The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, which was passed on July 5, 2013, represents a paradigm shift in the aspect of food security, moving away from a welfare-based approach to one based on rights. Up to 75% of the rural population, as well as 50% of the urban population , are legally entitled to receive subsidised foodgrains through the Targeted Public Distribution System, according to the Act. Therefore, the Act covers almost two-thirds of the population in order to provide them with heavily subsidised food grains. The National Food Security Act of 2013 (NFSA) is being implemented throughout all of India’s States and UTs. Beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act fall into two categories : Priority Households (PHH) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households, each of which is entitled to 35 kg of food grains each month (5 kg per person per month). Wheat costs Rs. 2 per kg, rice costs Rs. 3 per kg and coarse grains cost Rs. 1 per kg. There has been no revision in the prices of the food grains in the Union Budget 2022 . The PDS Issue prices of rice, wheat and coarse grains will continue to be sold at Rs. 3, Rs. 2 and Re. 1 per kg, respectively.