B.P.S.C. CDPO (Pre) 2022
Who among the following launched the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme under the National Food Security Act?
aShanta Kumar, Former Union Minister
bRajiv Gandhi, Former Prime Minister
cRam Vilas Paswan, Former Union Minister✓ Correct
dKalpnath Rai, Former Union Minister
eNone of the above/More than one of the above
Explanation
In 2019, the then Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan launched the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme on a pilot basis in four states. The ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme is a technology-driven scheme, started to meet the monthly food requirements of workers, daily-wage labourers, the urban poor, ragpickers, people living on the streets, and workers in both the organised and unorganised sectors.
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