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PANAJI
The central government’s “One country, one ration card” scheme will be implemented in Goa and other states from June 1, enabling beneficiaries to buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops from any part of the country under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
Currently, the central government’s ambitious initiative is being implemented on a pilot basis in a cluster of States. It wants to implement this facility across the country from June 1.
Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said this scheme had already been implemented in the States of AP, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, MP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tripura, Gujarat, Jharkhand, and Punjab.
Goa and other states are also expected to implement the “One nation One Ration Card” scheme by June.
As part of the “One country, one ration card” scheme, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.
Under the scheme, the first
