ONORC
One Nation One Ration Card
वन नेशन वन राशन कार्ड क्या है और कैसे इस्तेमाल करें
Last reviewed: 11 November 2026
One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) is national portability for an existing NFSA ration card. The Mera Ration FAQ published on nfsa.gov.in says beneficiaries can collect their foodgrain from any fair price shop in the country using the same NFSA card. The dealer authenticates the beneficiary on an electronic point of sale. It is aimed at people who live away from the address on the card, especially migrant workers.
It is not a new application, and it does not replace the home-state portal for a correction, a new member, or e-KYC.
How to use it
- Keep the home-state card active. If you are unsure, check the list at home before you travel.
- Install Mera Ration from the NIC store listing if you want the official view of entitlement and a nearby shop. The app is optional. The shop’s ePoS is what actually issues the grain.
- At the shop, authenticate the way that state has set up: fingerprint, iris, or the exception that shop is supposed to offer if authentication fails. You do not pay this website, and you do not enter an OTP here.
- The month’s quota is the same quota as at home. AAY is still 35 kg per household. PHH is still 5 kg per person, plus whatever your home state adds, as far as that shop’s transaction allows. If the receipt looks short, check the transaction on IMPDS.
- The short official descriptions are on myScheme and the PIB factsheet.
What portability does not do
- It does not change your address. That is a correction in the home state, or a new card in the destination state if you have shifted for good.
- It does not add a family member. That is naam kaise jode in the home state.
- You do not apply for a separate “ONORC card” on another website. If you already have an NFSA ration card, that is the card you use.
If the shop says portability is off, ask them to try the ePoS transaction rather than selling you a form. The IMPDS board is the public record of transactions that did go through.
Related guides
Mera Ration app
What the official Mera Ration app does, where to download it from NIC, and how it relates to UMANG. No APK and no login on this site.
Ration card quota per person
NFSA ration quota: 35 kg per AAY household and 5 kg per PHH person. Free under the 2023 PMGKAY decision through the five-year window. Unofficial guide.
Find a fair price shop
How to find a fair price shop without a fake locator. Use Mera Ration, IMPDS, or the state ePoS site. Unofficial guide.
How to apply for a ration card online in 2026
How to apply for a new ration card online in 2026 on your state portal. NFSA does not have one national form. Unofficial guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is One Nation One Ration Card?
It lets an NFSA household lift its existing foodgrain entitlement from a fair price shop outside the home state, using the same ration card, after Aadhaar authentication on the shop’s ePoS. It is not a separate card you apply for.
How to use One Nation One Ration Card?
Go to a fair price shop that is on the portability network, with the members who can authenticate. The dealer authenticates on the ePoS. You can see transactions on impds.nic.in and, for many households, in the Mera Ration app. You do not fill a portability form on this website.
One Nation One Ration Card started in which year?
The scheme was rolled out in phases by the Department of Food and Public Distribution. This guide does not pin a single start year in the title because the public pages describe a rollout, not one nationwide switch-on date. Read the PIB and myScheme pages linked here for the department’s wording.
Which state launched it first?
What matters at the shop is whether that fair price shop can authenticate your card. The IMPDS portal shows portability transactions. You do not need to know which state started the scheme in order to draw your grain.
Does portability give a second quota?
No. The same monthly entitlement moves with you. Drawing it in another state means it is not drawn again at home that month.