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dc.contributor.authorTumbe, Chinmay-
dc.contributor.authorJha, Rahul Kumar-
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T10:04:58Z-
dc.date.available2024-05-03T10:04:58Z-
dc.date.issued2024-04-07-
dc.identifier.issn2456-3714-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/27319-
dc.description.abstractThe One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme started in India in 2019—with all states on board since mid-2022—enabling interstate portability of the public distribution system (PDS) for migrants to access subsidised foodgrains. This article reviews the progress of the policy so far, compares interstate PDS portability with intrastate PDS portability, and identifies key ONORC districts where offtake appears to be occurring frequently. It documents the limited traction of interstate PDS portability with less than half a million monthly transactions, in stark contrast to over 20 million monthly transactions being conducted under the umbrella of intrastate portability. Both demand- and supply-side factors appear to be at work in constraining the ONORC interstate PDS portability at present and easing these constraints could substantially increase the adoption of the benefits. These measures include better stock management at fair price shops considering the intra-year seasonality of migration and focus on specific migration corridors through publicity campaigns targeted towards migrant workers.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGE publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUrbanisationen_US
dc.subjectInternal migrationen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectRation carden_US
dc.subjectPublic distribution systemen_US
dc.titleOne Nation, One Ration, Limited Interstate Traction: Migration and PDS Portability in Indiaen_US
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