In a bid to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' across the country by June 1, 2020, the Centre on Friday kick-started inter-state portability of ration card between Telangana-Andhra Pradesh as well as Maharashtra-Gujarat.
This means beneficiaries living in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh can buy their quota of ration from the Public Distribution System (PDS), also called ration shops, in either of the state. Similar would be the case in Maharasthra and Gujarat.
Launching the inter-state portability, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said, "today is a historic day. We have started off inter-state portability of ration card pairing two states each."
Asked how the stock will be managed, Paswan said,"there won't be any problem because the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns have enough capacity and have been asked to stock three months of ration in advance."
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