SHORT ANSWER:
The 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme allows beneficiaries to access their ration from any fair price shop in the country.
DETAILS:
- It aims to provide food security to migrant workers and their families.
- Beneficiaries can use their existing ration card to avail of subsidized food grains anywhere in India.
- The scheme is implemented through the Public Distribution System (PDS).
- States and Union Territories need to integrate their ration cards into a national database.
PUNISHMENT / IMPLICATIONS (if applicable):
- Misuse of the scheme can lead to penalties as per the relevant provisions of the Food Security Act.
SOURCE:
- National Food Security Act, 2013 / Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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