NEW DELHI — The ration cards of all the 20.4 crore households covering 80.6 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act have been digitised with 99.8 per cent of the ration cards and 98.7 per cent of individual beneficiaries being Aadhaar-seeded to plug leakages in the delivery system and enhance efficiency, the Union Ministry of Food and Public Distribution said on Wednesday. National Portability of ration cards under the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) initiative has ensured regular availability and accessibility of free foodgrains to all 80.6 crore NFSA beneficiaries in any part of the country, through the same existing ration card, irrespective of the state/district from where the ration card was issued, the official statement said. Foodgrain distribution is operationalised through 5.33 lakh e-PoS devices, covering nearly all Fair Price shops in the country. These e-PoS devices enable Aadhaar authentication of beneficiaries during the distribution process enabling rightful targeting. Today Aadhaar authentication is used for distributing around 98 per cent of total foodgrains, reducing leakages to ineligible beneficiaries and mitigating any risk of pilferage, the statement said. Also read: India aims for equity and balance when negotiating FTAs: Piyush Goyal The Supply Chain Management System has also...