Centre launches Mera Ration Mobile App
On 12th March 2021, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the “Mera Ration” Mobile App. the app will be helpful for those ration card holders who migrate to new places for their livelihoods.
- it aims to facilitate several “one nation-one ration card” system-related services to beneficiaries.
Mera Ration Mobile App
- The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has developed the app in collaboration with the Centre.
- The beneficiaries could use the ‘Mera Ration’ app in order to identify the nearest fair price shop and check details of their entitlement and recent transactions.
- The mobile application will be available in 14 languages.
- In the beginning, it is available in only English and Hindi languages.
With an aim to extend the benefits of One Nation, One Ration Card scheme (#ONORC), Dept of Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey launched ‘Mera Ration’ mobile app. As of now, the app is in Hindi and English but soon it will be available in 14 Indian languages. pic.twitter.com/O1K0hWtJT7
— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) March 12, 2021
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