To rub it in, the Centre said, "It is pertinent to appreciate that a very large number of inter-state migrants are present all across Delhi (such as migrant workers, numerous workers, rickshaw pulers, auto-taxi/drivers) who do not have access to their NFSA foodgrain, being away from their villages and hometowns. They are not able to take the benefit of their quoa of subsidised NFSA foodgrain in Delhi as there is no full implementation of one nation one-ration card scheme and reporting of such transactions or distribution details of NFSA/Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Foodgrain on central portals/dashboards. Delhi government sait was in the process of formulating a scheme of dry ration under NFSA 5kg foodgrain. Free of cost to needy people who do not possess ration cards, including unorganised workers, migrant workers, building and construction workers. It said the Delhi cabinet on May 25 decided that dry ration under non-PDS be provided at the same entitlement as NFSA free cost to needy people who don't possess ration cards from a school identified in each municipal ward. Sources in the food and public distribution department in the union government told TOI that after continuous persuassion, Delhi government had assured full implementation of the scheme through machines in the last quarter of 2020 but it implemented the scheme only in Seemapuri in April. The Union government, in its written submissions, told the SC "Despite the multitude of Covid-19 related challenges in the past year, 32 states and UTs covering around 69 crore  NFSA beneficiaries, NFSA population in the country, were swiftly brought under the one nation-one ration card plan be December 2020. Delhi's one nation-one ration card implementation woeful centre in Sc.
