GOVERNMENTOFKARNATAKA

PLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, CIVIL SUP
No. 8, Cunningham Road, Bangalore - 560052
29.04.2021
No. CFS/AMC/IT-02/ 04/20-21

To,
I) The Commissioner,
Department of Labour,
Government of Karnataka,
gmail.com
Bengaluru. Email: labour.commissioner42@
2) The Commissioner, rprises,
Department of Micro, Small and Medium Ente
Government of Karnataka,
arnatakaindustry .gov . in
Bengaluru. Email: commissioner-msme@k
3) The Commissioner,
Department of Industries & Commerce,
Government of Karnataka,
aindustry.gov.in
Bengaluru. Email: commissioner@karnatak
4) The Commissioner,
Transport Department,
Government of Kamataka,
Bengaluru. Email: transcom@nic.in
5) The Commissioner.
ices ,
Department of Health & Family Welfare Serv
Government of Karnataka,
.in
Bengaluru. Email: com-hfws@karnataka .gov
__,,, 6) All Deputy Commissioners,
0 Government of Kamataka.
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~\5" Sir/ Madam,

workers with NFSA Ration Cards
Subject: Issuing of foodgrains to migrant
during COVID-19 pandemic - reg.
(E323743) dated 26.04.2021
Reference: GOI letter no. 23(5)/2015-Comp

lic
4.2021 from Department of Food & Pub
1. The State has received letter dated 26.0 t NFS A
rding "rea chin g out to mig ran
Distribution , Government of India rega d
ion Car d plan ". A copy of the letter date
beneficiaries through One Nation One Rat
26.04.2021 is enclosed for your reference .
State
-2020, during the COVlD-19 pandemic. the
2. As you are aware that in the month of June rtati on
for whom the State had made transpo
had registered about 7.42 Lakh migrant workers ral
e State. During the month of June-2020 seve
arrangement to send them back to their Hom ents .
rant wor kers had suffered due to lack /shortage of their daily food requirem
mig
 Therefore, at this unprecedented t~me of COVIJ) 19 pandemic, the department would like
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to extend all necessa r v an d p ossible s u p port to the migran t workers in th St t ·h
FSA R f C d · · e a e, wit
a io n ar s, b y 1ssumg them a d vance food grains in the m onth of Ma v-2021 .

3. Since the last year, the State has successfully implemented One Nation One Ration Card
(ON_~RC). which is one of the most ambitious plans of the Government. Under this
amb1t10us ONORC plan, NFSA Ration Card beneficiaries can avail their entitled foodgrains
fro~ any_of the Fair Price Shops in the Country through National Portability by just stating
therr Ration Card Number/ Aadhar Number along with bio-authentication at the Fair Price
Shop. At present 32 States / UTs have implemented ONORC, except for West Bengal,
Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Assam . In the month of April-2021 , the State has registered over
7 lakh Intra-State portability transactions and over 300 Inter-State portability transactions.

4. Under the ONORC plan, the Government has published an Android mobileapp in Google
Plavs tore under the name "'Mera Ration" . Through the " Mera Ration" mobileapp the
department staff / bene fi ciaries I citizens can perform the following functions :
4.1. REGISTRATION
Using " Ration Card Number" register the Migrant Worker in Karnataka State for
foodgrains by providing current address and contact details.

4.2. ELIGIBILITY CRITEIRA

Using ••Ration Card No I Aadhar No", find out whether Migrant Worker is eligible for
Inter-State Portability.
4.3. KNOW YOUR ENTITLEMENT
Using ..Ration Card No / Aadhar No", find out the Migrant Worker' s foodgrains
allotment and balance remaining entitlement.
4.4. NEARBY RATION SHOP
Using geolocation feature of smartphone, search for nearby Ration Shops .

5. To support the migrant workers at this unprecedented time of COV_ID-dl 9 pandemic, it is

requested to create awareness among all the staff throughout yo~r lme ep;rtn~;nr ~cross
the State, and give them necessary direction_s to use the above mobileapp to I ent1 y migrant
workers with NFSA Ration Cards and provide them necessary support so that they are able
to avail their entitled foodgrains in advance during the month of May-2021.

6. The support of your line department and your staff across the State, on the above-
mentioned, shall be highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,

Commissioner ~
Food, Civil Suppli:1,and Consumer Affairs Departmen
~ Bengaluru . ,

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/ Copy for info rma tion :

1) The Additional Chie f Secretary,
Department of Food , Civil Supplies and Consum
er Affairs Department. Government of
Karnataka, Bengalu ru. Email: prs-fcs@karnatak a.gov
.in
2) The Additional Chi ef Secretary.
Labour Department, Government of Karnataka. No
. 414. 4th Floor, Vikasa Soudha,
Bengaluru - 56000 l. Email: secy-labour@karnatak
a.gov.in
3) The Additional Chie f Secretary ,
Department of Health and Family Welfare , Room
Number. 104, 1st Fllor , Vikasa Soudha,
Bengaluru - 56000 l. Email: prs- hfw@karnataka.go
v .in
4) The Principal Secretary,
Department of Industries and Commerce, Governm
ent of Kamataka, No. 49, South Block,
Khanija Bhavana , Race Course Road , Bengaluru
- 56000 I. Email: acsc ikar@grnail.com
5) The Principal Secretary,
Urban Development Department. Government of
Karnataka, Room No. 434, Vikasa
Soudha, Bangalore - 560001 . Email: secy -ud@karn
ataka.gov.in
6) The Principal Secretary ,
Department of Transport, Governm ent of Karn atak . .
a. Roon~ No. 153. M.S. Building.
Bengaluru - 56000 l. Email : prs-transport @karnata
ka.gov. rn

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 File No: 23(5)/2015-Comp (E323743)
Government of India
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Department of Food & Public Distribution

R. No 275,Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

To Dated:26/04/21

Principal Secretary/Secretary,
Food & Civil Supplies Department,
All States/UTs

Su~ject: Reaching out to migrant NFSA beneficiaries through One Nation One
Ration Card Plan - reg.

Sir/Madam,

As you are aware, migrant workers/ people are highly vulnerable in the
current _COVID-19 pandemic situation and timely availability of subsidized /free
Foodgrams to them assumes great significance. During this situation of COVID-19 in
the country, One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan plays a vital role to
provide portability of food security and enable to migratory beneficiaries to lift their
entitled quota of subsidized foodgrains by just providing their same/existing ration
card number or Aadhaar number to any ePoS-enabled FPS dealer. We need to
ensure that poor and vulnerable migratory beneficiaries do not suffer on account of
non availability of foodgrains during the unprecedented time of economic crisis.

2. ONORC is an ambitious plan and effort of the D/o Food & Public
Distribution in association with State/UT Governments towards achieving nation-wide
portability of the benefits under the 'National Food Security Act, 2013'
{NFSA)/Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Vojna (PMGKAY) and is highly beneficial
for the numerous migratory beneficiaries who frequently change their place of
dwelling across the country in search of temporary employment or for other reasons.

3. In order to ensure full-utilization of One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)

facility by migrant NFSA beneficiaries , concerned States/UTs are requested to:

a. Give full-scale publicity of ONORC in collaboration and partnership of Labour

Department, District administrations, Industrial associations and NGOs to
reach out and deliver entitled Foodgrains.
b. Promote the use of voluntary registration facility by migrant beneficiaries
through toll free number '14445' and 'Mera Ration' mobile application to
assist beneficiaries and deliver entitled foodgrains on priority.
c. Ensure adequate supply of foodgrains at Fair Price Shops to meet the
demand of all migrant beneficiaries under ONORC plan. Further, this
Department has issued a letter on 03/06/2020 to States/UTs for availing
advance foodgrains requirement under ONORC plan.(copy enclosed)

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 d. Ensure the distribution cycle of foodgrain for entire period of the month so
that access to foodgrains may be available to migratory beneficiaries ac;oss
the country under ONORC plan.
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e. Instruct all Fair Price Shops to remain open throughout the month and
distribute entitled Foodgrains to migrant workers/ people at their convenient
time by following social distancing, other hygiene measures and others etc as
per department's letter dated 18/03/2020, 03/04/2020 and 23/04/2020.

4. Further, keeping in view of COVID -19 present pandemic situation, this

Department has issued advisory on 19/04/2021 regarding advance distribution of
foodgrains to beneficiaries. This may also be considered during PGMKAY
distribution to beneficiaries.

5. All concerned 32 States/UTs (so far enabled ONORC plan) are requested to
ensure its robust implementation and preparedness to ensure seamless access of
NFSA/PMGKAY foodgrains to migrant NFSA beneficiaries from any Fair Price Shop
in their States/UTs under ONORC plan. Further, remaining States/UT i.e. Assam,
Chhattisgarh, Delhi, and West Bengal are requested to implement the ONORC at
the earliest by fulfilling all technical pre-requisites so that migrant beneficiaries may
take benefit of ONORC facility across the county.

Yours faithfully,
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Director (PD)
Tel: 011-23070429
Copy to:

1 Sh Amarnath Mishra, DOG. NIC HQ, CGO Complex, New Delhi .

2. Sh Guru Prasad, Sr Technical Dircetor, NIC HQ, Hyderabad- requested to provide
all requite technical support for smooth implementation of ONORC plan.