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TMI Blog17 States implement One Nation One Ration Card systemX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 17 States implement One Nation One Ration Card system X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... One Ration Card system reform are eligible for addtional borrowing of 0.25 percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Accordingly, these States have been granted additional borrowing permission of ₹ 37,600 crore by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. State wise amount of the additional borrowing permitted to these 17 States is annexed. One Nation One Ration Card System ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is an important citizen centric reform. Its implementation ensures availability of ration to beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and other welfare schemes, especially the migrant workers and their families, at any Fair Price Shop (FPS) across the country. The reform especially empowers the migratory population mostly labourers, daily wagers, urban poor like rag pickers, street d ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... wellers, temporary workers in organised and unorganised sectors, domestic workers etc, who frequently change their place of dwelling to be self reliant in food security. This technology driven reform enables the migrant beneficiaries to get their entitled quota of food grains from any electronic point of sale (e-PoS) enabled fair Price Shops of their choice anywhere in the country. The reform als ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... o enables the States in better targeting of beneficiaries, elimination of bogus/ duplicate/ineligible card holders resulting in enhanced welfare and reduced leakage. Further, to ensure seamless inter-state portability of a ration card, Aadhar seeding of all ration cards as well as biometric authentication of beneficiaries through automation of all Fair Price Shops (FPSs) with installation of elect ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ronic point of sale (e-PoS) devices are essential. Therefore, additional borrowing limit of 0.25 percent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is allowed to the States only on completion of both of the following actions: (i) Aadhar Seeding of all the ration cards and beneficiaries in the State (ii) Automation of all the FPSs in the State. In view of the resource requirement to meet multip ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... le challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India had on 17th May, 2020 enhanced the borrowing limit of the States by 2 percent of their GSDP. Half of this special dispensation i.e. 1 percent of GSDP was linked to undertaking citizen centric reforms by the States. The four citizen centric areas for reforms identified by the Department of Expenditure were (a) Implementation of O ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ne Nation One Ration Card System, (b) Ease of doing business reform, (c) Urban Local body/ utility reforms and (d) Power Sector reforms. Annexure State wise additional borrowing permitted for completion of One Nation One Ration Card System Sl. No. State Amount (Rs in crore) 1. Andhra Pradesh 2,525 2. Goa 223 3. Gujarat 4,352 4. Haryana 2,146 5. Himachal Pradesh 438 6. Karnat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aka
4,509
7.
Kerala
2,261
8.
Madhya Pradesh
2,373
9.
Manipur
75
10.
Odisha
1,429
11.
Punjab
1,516
12.
Rajasthan
2,731
13.
Tamil Nadu
4,813
14.
Telangana
2,508
15.
Tripura
148
16.
Uttarakhand
702
17.
Uttar Pradesh
4,851 X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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