About the Scheme
ONORC allows beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to access their food grain entitlement from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) across India, enabling portability. Fully implemented across all 36 states/UTs. 105 crore+ portability transactions worth 400+ lakh tonnes grain. Vital for migrant workers.
Target Beneficiaries: 81.35 crore NFSA beneficiaries; migrant workers and their families; 5.4 lakh Fair Price Shops
Implementing Agency: Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Key Features
- Portability of ration card across all 36 states/UTs through Aadhaar-based authentication
- 105 crore+ portability transactions completed; 400+ lakh tonnes grain accessed portably
- Epos (electronic point of sale) devices at all 5.4 lakh FPS for biometric authentication
- Beneficiary can avail entitlement from any FPS nationwide with same ration card
- Transparent distribution: real-time transaction data on Annavitran portal
- Vital for 45+ crore migrant workers who move between states
- Prevents duplication: Aadhaar de-duplication of beneficiary database
Eligibility Criteria
- All beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.
- Possession of an Aadhaar-linked ration card.
- Any individual or family registered under the Public Distribution System (PDS).