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PIL in Bombay High Court Seeks Urgent Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card Scheme

Last Updated: 14-10-2024 02:26:38pm
PIL in Bombay High Court Seeks Urgent Implementation of One Nation One Ration Card Scheme

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court, requesting the rapid implementation of the "One Nation One Ration Card" (ONORC) plan under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). This policy is intended to improve ration card portability by allowing beneficiaries, particularly migrant laborers, to obtain subsidized food grains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) across India, regardless of their home state. The PIL underlines the importance of this initiative in supporting India's mobile workforce, particularly those who have difficulty getting basic food supplies when moving across state boundaries.

The request too highlights that the current pay limits for qualification beneath Maharashtra's Nourishment Security Rules are obsolete and as well moo to oblige the genuine needs of numerous families. As a result, the request calls for an upgrade to reflect more precise statistic and financial substances. The appeal assist contends that the populace gauges, based on the 2011 census, are obsolete and don't account for critical populace development and relocation since at that point.

The PIL was listened by a seat of Chief Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Amit Borkar, who proposed that the applicant approach the Supreme Court with respect to non-compliance with past orders for actualizing the plot 

TAGS: PIL Bombay High Court One Nation One Ration Card ONORC scheme National Food Security Act migrant laborers food security Maharashtra ration card portability NFSA


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