THE GIST of Editorial for UPSC Exams : 05 March 2020 [Move to expand ‘one nation one ration card’ will empower migrants, women (The Hindu)]

Move to expand ‘one nation one ration card’ will empower migrants, women (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2: Governance
Prelims level: one nation one ration card
Mains level: Reforms on public distribution system

Context:

• Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan said that 20 States will move to ‘one nation one ration card’ (ONORC) from June 1.
  Benefits from this move:
• The move ....................................

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Observations from the Economic Survey 2016-17:

• “The first-ever estimates of internal work-related migration using railways data for the period 2011-2016 indicate an annual average flow of close to 9 million people between the States.”
• It also points out that the “acceleration of migration ..................................

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Highlights the importance of this initiatives:

• However, it is important to get more granular data on migration to enhance the success of this initiative.
• Distress migration — a situation where entire families move — is not the norm.
• Seasonal migration of ......................................

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Way forward:

• In view of these glitches in the context of implementing ONORC, States should continue with community kitchen schemes as in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
• There can be no substitute to creating an empowered society to ensure that welfare programmes work.

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Prelims Questions:

Q1. With reference to the RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020’, consider the following statements:
1. It is India's first Artificial Intelligence summit to be organized by the Government in partnership with Industry and Academia.
2. The summit will be a global meeting of minds to exchange ideas to use AI for social empowerment, inclusion and transformation in key areas like Healthcare, Agriculture, Education and Smart Mobility amongst other sectors.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Mains Questions:
Q1. What is the one nation .............................?

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