Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Nearly 21.92 Crore (92.8%) of total 23.63 Crore ration cards have been Aadhaar seeded at the national level: Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

Additional borrowings allowed by Ministry of Finance to the States during 2020-21 against the One Nation One Ration Card reform is Rs 37600 crore

Posted On: 20 JUL 2021 4:10PM by PIB Delhi

The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that as per reports received upto 09th July 2021, nearly 21.92 Crore (92.8%) of total 23.63 Crore ration cards have been Aadhaar seeded at the national level. Regular follow up has been done with 4 remaining States/UT of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and West Bengal through Video Conferencing, review meetings, central technical support from NIC, letters and DO from all levels to enable the ONORC plan for the benefit of migrant beneficiaries.

The details of additional borrowings allowed by Ministry of Finance to the States during 2020-21 against the One Nation One Ration Card reform is as below:

 

(Rs. In crore)

S. No.

Name of the State

Open Market Borrowing (OMB) consent allowed for implementation of One Nation One ration Card

1.

Andhra Pradesh

2,525.00

2.

Goa

223.00

3.

Gujarat

4,352.00

4.

Haryana

2,146.00

5.

Himachal Pradesh

438.00

6.

Karnataka

4,509.00

7.

Kerala

2,261.00

8.

Madhya Pradesh

2,373.00

9.

Manipur

75.00

10.

Odisha

1,429.00

11.

Punjab

1,516.00

12.

Rajasthan

2,731.00

13.

Tamil Nadu

8,813.00

14.

Telangana

2,505.00

15.

Tripura

148.00

16.

Uttar Pradesh

4,851.00

17.

Uttarakhand

702.00

 

Total

37,600.00

 

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