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92 Sankalp Yatra of New India Cover Story

ONE NATION, ONE SYSTEM

One nation, one ration card

Food security is now available throughout the
country. For the first time, food grains could be
taken anywhere in the country using a single ration
card. The scheme is the country's first citizen-
centered initiative of its kind.

n Assam became the country's 36th State/UT to
implement the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme.
With this, food security has now been implemented
in all states and union territories through the one
nation, one ration card scheme.
The One Nation One Ration Card scheme completed
n
One Nation, One Mobility Card three years of success on August 9, 2022. The
scheme was launched as a pilot project in four
states in 2019.
n At a function in Ahmedabad on March 4, 2019,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched One
Nation, One Card for transport mobility during One Nation, One Gas Grid
a function. The Indigenous automatic fare
collection system based on the One Nation, One n The objective of "One Nation – One Gas Grid" is to
Card model, i.e., the National Common Mobility provide LPG to every household and CNG for vehicles.
Card, is the first such system in India. The government plans to achieve the goal of "One

n The National Common Mobility Card has been Nation – One Gas Grid" and move towards a gas-based
economy, as gas has many environmental benefits.
developed to help facilitate seamless travel n In the 27 years before 2014, only 15,000 km of gas
through various metros and other transport pipelines were laid. More than 16,000 km of pipeline
systems, apart from retail shopping and other is being laid across the country, and this work will be
purchases across the country. completed in the next 5 years.
These debit, credit, and prepaid cards are
n n The number of CNG fuel stations, PNG connections,
issued by the bank on the product platform. and LPG connections has been increased by the
A customer can use this single card to make government like never before. These increased
payments across sectors, including metro, bus, connections have reduced the scarcity of kerosene
suburban railway, tolls, parking, smart city, and and many states and union territories have declared
retail shopping. themselves kerosene free.

One Nation, One Exam (NTA)

n The National Testing Agency (NTA) was intelligence, and problem-solving ability of
established to conduct entrance examinations for students.
higher education institutions. It is an autonomous
organisation whose objective is to conduct the n The establishment of NTA is likely to benefit
examination in an efficient, transparent manner more than 40 lakh students appearing in various
on the basis of international standards. entrance examinations. This frees CBSE, AICTE
and other agencies from the responsibility of
n Establishment of NTA to assess the aptitude, conducting entrance examinations.

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