How do you access IM-PDS / ONORC data?

IM-PDS / ONORC is labeled “Public dashboard” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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PDS · IM-PDS · ONORC

PDS / IM-PDS / One Nation One Ration Card

Name: PDS / IM-PDS / One Nation One Ration Card
Creator: Department of Food & Public Distribution

IM-PDS / ONORC is used to track ration cards, ePoS transactions, Aadhaar seeding, and foodgrain delivery.

Public dashboardVery largeGood starting dataset

food security welfare social protection

Host / institution

IM-PDS / DoFPD · Department of Food & Public Distribution

Geography

India, state, district, FPS (where exposed)

Time coverage

Digitized PDS / ONORC period

Update frequency

Operationally refreshed

What this is best for

Ration cards, transactions, Aadhaar seeding, and food-security delivery under modernized PDS / ONORC

Main limitations

Public views emphasize aggregates and operational KPIs; full transaction microdata is not openly packaged for research

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is IM-PDS / ONORC used for?: Ration cards, transactions, Aadhaar seeding, and food-security delivery under modernized PDS / ONORC
How do you access IM-PDS / ONORC data?: IM-PDS / ONORC is labeled “Public dashboard” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does IM-PDS / ONORC cover?: Geography: India, state, district, FPS (where exposed). Time coverage: Digitized PDS / ONORC period.
What are the main limitations of IM-PDS / ONORC?: Public views emphasize aggregates and operational KPIs; full transaction microdata is not openly packaged for research

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables5

IM-PDS dashboard sale / transaction views. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
Ration cards	Card counts and categories	Cards
ePoS transactions	Fair-price shop transaction volumes	Delivery
Aadhaar seeding	Aadhaar-linked card status	KYC
Foodgrain distribution	Commodity distribution quantities	Commodities
ONORC portability	Inter-state portability markers	Portability

Formats

dashboard · transaction views

Technical tags

dashboardadministrative MISration delivery

Example uses

State PDS transaction intensity; portability uptake; card vs consumption triangulation

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
PDS ‘To Go’? ‘Portability’ of Rights through Real-time Monitoring: the Centralised Online Real-time Electronic PDS in Chhattisgarh, India
Human Rights Documents Online
Analyzes IM-PDS / ONORC data in the context of: "PDS ‘To Go’? ‘Portability’ of Rights through Real-time Monitoring: the Centralised Online Real-time Electronic PDS in Chhattisgarh, India".
Working paperAnalyzes data
Welfare State in Food Security in India: An Exploration of PDS in India
Falguni Lalwani · 2024
Analyzes IM-PDS / ONORC data in the context of: "Welfare State in Food Security in India: An Exploration of PDS in India".
ReportAnalyzes data
Einleitung: Einige Anmerkungen zur Analyse von politischen Parteien und Parteiensystemen im allgemeinen und der PDS im besonderen
Gero Neugebauer, Richard Stöss · Die PDS · 1996
Analyzes IM-PDS / ONORC data in the context of: "Einleitung: Einige Anmerkungen zur Analyse von politischen Parteien und Parteiensystemen im allgemeinen und der PDS im besonderen".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

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