One Nation One Ration Card scheme has positive impact on non-migrants also: StudyThe study was designed to underline the value ONORC reform launched in 2019. ONORC today forms a key part of India’s Public Distribution Sy...
05 Apr, 2022, 02.26 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh get additional borrowing limit of Rs 7,376 croreWhile UP has been permitted to borrow Rs 4,851 crore on account of One Nation One Ration Card System (ONORCS) reforms under the PDS, AP wil...
02 Oct, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
4 more states to implement ration card portability by March:Ram Vilas PaswanUnder the initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA fr...
28 Feb, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
Inter-state portability of ration card begins in 4 states; across India by June 2020: Food Minister Ram Vilas PaswanLaunching the inter-state portability, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said, "today is a historic day. We have started off inter-state porta...
09 Aug, 2019, 03.40 PM IST
Centre gives 1-year deadline to states for rolling out ‘one nation, one ration card'This is one of the 100-days agenda of the Modi 2.0 government, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said.
29 Jun, 2019, 05.00 PM IST
Delhi PDS server hits capacity issues despite high Aadhaar reliability: StudyThe study found that the Aadhaar authentication attempts for around 1.55 million ration cards were made in Delhi’s AePDS in March 2018.
16 Jun, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
Nationwide ration portability to be introduced soonTelangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Haryana have been selected for the national-level pilot project, which will be funded by the Governm...
16 May, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
Get your ration with a phone call, OTP systemWith an existing IVRS line of 161, the OTP option will be added for ration cardholders to accommodate even basic phone users to get their r...
05 Jul, 2017, 11.39 AM IST
Tamil Nadu to go digital, Smart Cards replacing ration cards launchedConsumers can continue to buy commodities at PDS outlets by using their existing ration cards till such time they received the smart cards,...
01 Apr, 2017, 06.40 PM IST
Centre asks states to modernise ration shopsIn order to make PDS system totally transparent, Paswan said that the government is implementing end-to-end computerization of PDS operatio...
12 May, 2016, 06.44 PM IST
Delhi government to issue certificates online from April 1The government is making changes in Public Distribution System (PDS) shops license process by introducing temporary licensing facility.
13 Mar, 2015, 09.52 PM IST
Maharashtra Cabinet okays plan to issue Aadhar-linked ration cardsAccording to the Chief Minister, the first phase will cost the government Rs 69.73 crore, while the second phase will cost Rs 103.99 crore.
03 Mar, 2015, 08.10 PM IST
- Ration card holders to get kerosene subsidy directly
To check the black marketing of cheap kerosene sold through the PDS, Govt has decided to deposit subsidy on the fuel directly in the bank a...
06 Sep, 2012, 08.05 PM IST
Chhattisgarh goes for smart card solution to plug PDS leaksChhattisgarh government plans to plug leakages in the public distribution system by identifying the beneficiaries through biometric data st...
24 Apr, 2012, 09.14 AM IST
- National ID card needs new name
PDS has no relevance for a great number of Indians today but ration card still is a must-have.
17 Sep, 2008, 03.16 AM IST
- Major chunk of Delhi's population to be out of PDS
Upto 40 per cent of Delhi's population would not be entitled to foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) by January as part of...
22 Nov, 2007, 01.10 PM IST
- Indians prefer sugar from open mkt
Maximum people buy sugar from open markets rather than public distribution system in rural and urban India.
11 Jul, 2007, 04.17 PM IST