SC directs state, union territories to implement ‘One nation, One ration card’ till July 31

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that all States and Union Territories must implement the “one nation, one ration card” scheme till July 31. This enables migrant workers to avail ration benefits from any part of the country.

The Central Government has been directed to develop the portal in consultation with National Informatics Centre (NIC) for registration of the unorganized labourers/migrant workers.

The respective States and the Union Territories has also been directed to complete the process of portal for registration under National Data Base for Unorganised Workers (NDUW Project) before July 31.

A bench presided over by Justice Ashok Bhushan also ordered the Centre and states to provide dry ration to migrant workers and also continue running community kitchens as they faced hardships due to the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.

Reportedly, the top court order came on an application by activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj and Jagdeep Chhokar, through advocate Prashant Bhushan, seeking directions to ensure that migrant workers are not deprived of ration and food security, and they should also be able to travel back to their homes at nominal cost.

It is to be noted that on June 11, the top court had asked the West Bengal government to immediately implement one nation one ration card scheme.

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(With inputs from IANS)

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