Mera Ration mobile app launched today
Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on March 12, 2021 launched "Mera Ration" Mobile App for those ration card holders who migrate to new places in search of livelihood.
Currently, 32 States and Union Territories are covered under One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) and the remaining four States and UTs are expected to be integrated into the scheme in the next few months.
What is National Food Security Act?
Under National Food Security Act, the centre provides highly subsidised foodgrains at Rs 1-3 per kg to over 81 crore people through public distribution system (PDS).
The act also offers ration card portability service 'One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)' in 32 states and union territories.
Mera Ration app
•The beneficiaries will be able to use the 'Mera Ration' app to identify the nearest fair price shop and check details of their entitlement and recent transactions.
•The android-based mobile application has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
•It is currently available in Hindi and English language. Gradually, it will be made available in 14 languages.The languages will be identified based on places where migrant people move mostly to.
With an aim to extend the benefits of One Nation, One Ration Card scheme (#ONORC), Dept of Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey launched 'Mera Ration' mobile app. As of now, the app is in Hindi and English but soon it will be available in 14 Indian languages.
The One Nation One Ration Card system covers almost 69 crore National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries in the country. The scheme has proven to be of tremendous value-added service to each NFSA beneficiary during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially migrants, as it allowed them to avail the benefit of subsidised foodgrains.
At present 32 States/UTs are covered under One Nation One Ration Card and integration of remaining 4 States/UTs is expected to be completed in next few months
Key Features
•The migrant beneficiaries will be able to register their migration details through the mobile app.
•The beneficiaries can register themselves before starting their journey and the system will automatically allocate the entitled foodgrains.
•The NFSA beneficiaries will be able to use the app to identify the nearest FPS and check details of their foodgrains entitlement and the previous six-month transactions and status of Aadhaar seeding.
•Through the app, the beneficiary will know what he is entitled to and he need not ask FPS dealer how much he would get.
•The beneficiaries can login into the app using their Aadhaar or ration card number.