India's One Nation One Ration Card Now Covers All 36 States and Union Territories: About 327 Million Portability Transactions a Month
India's Department of Food and Public Distribution, in a status note released through the Press Information Bureau on November 12, 2026, reported that the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) system now operates in all 36 States and Union Territories of India, so a ration card is no longer tied to one shop, one village or one State.
The department reported about 327 million portability transactions a month in September-October 2026, and official material the same day put cumulative portability transactions since implementation at more than 23.3 billion. Cardholders, including migrant workers, can draw their foodgrain entitlement at any fair price shop nationwide.
The reform combines digitisation of the public distribution system with nationwide portability, a key link in India's food security net for its migrant workforce. The Press Information Bureau is the Government of India's official release channel. (Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India)
Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India
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Photo: 图：印度外交部所在地南大楼（新德里）。照片：Ankur Panchbudhe，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / South Block in New Delhi, India. Photo by Ankur Panchbudhe, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
