Three more states, including Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand, along with the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir have have been integrated with the 'one nation, one ration card' scheme, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan tweeted. With this, now a total of 24 States/UTs are connected under 'one nation, one ration card' with effect from 1st August 2020.

With this addition of 4 states, total 24 states are covered under #One_Nation_One_Rationcard covering more than 65 crore beneficiaries of #National_Food_Security_Act . These beneficiaries can now lift their entitlement of ration from any #Fair_Price_Shop across these states. 2/3 pic.twitter.com/Vy1KyobMw2

These 24 States/UTs are namely Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

By 31st March 2021, all the states shall be covered under #One_Nation_One_Rationcard scheme so that all 81 crore #National_Food_Security_Act beneficiaries can avail benefit under this scheme.3/3 @narendramodi @fooddeptgoi pic.twitter.com/gUIjR2j2wf

Taking to Twitter, BJP chief JP Nadda congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Food & Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan for the move.

"Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji and Ram Vilas Paswan Ji as three more states, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttrakhand and Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir also joined the 'One Nation One Ration Card'. This ensures food security to 65 Crore people in 24 States with the aim to cover the whole nation by 31st March 2021," he tweeted.

आपका हृदय से धन्यवाद @JPNadda जी। प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी के राष्ट्र निर्माण और जन जन को खुशहाल बनाने के सपने को हम सब मिलकर पूरा करने के प्रति कृतसंकल्प हैं। https://t.co/myRoXucWyt

'One nation, one ration card' scheme to strt across India by 31 March. Here is all you need to know about the scheme:

1) With this, about 65 crore beneficiaries, comprising 80 per cent of the total beneficiaries, covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) can now get their subsidised ration from anywhere in these 24 states and union territories.

2) The remaining states/UTs are targeted to be integrated in national portability by March 2021.

3) When all the states are integrated under 'one nation, one ration card' scheme, 81 crore NFSA beneficiaries can avail benefit, Ram Pilas Paswan said.

4) Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under NFSA from any fair price shop in the country using the same ration card.

5) Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are 24 states where ration card portability has been implemented.

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