A hundred small steps | The Indian Express

A hundred small steps | The Indian Express

Written by Subhashish Bhadra, Varad Pande |Updated: September 26, 2019 12:45:52 am

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A hundred small steps

Government should restructure PDS to meet goal of ‘one nation, one ration card’

A study by researchers at the Indian School of Business (ISB) found that over 25 per cent of Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries in the state now use portability. (Representational)

On Independence Day this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for national integration through several “one nation” initiatives such as a singular mobility card, tax regime and electricity grid. One such initiative, “One Nation, One Ration Card”, is meant to enable a resident from, say, Darbhanga, to access her food rations in Patna or Mumbai. The Ministry for Food and Public Distribution has commenced pilots between Maharashtra-Gujarat and Andhra-Telangana, and has committed to a national rollout by June 30, 2020.