Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey  chaired a meeting of the Empowered Committee of the Department on schemes for PDS Reforms. The meeting was held to review and approve extension of the Integrated Management of Public Distribution Scheme (IM-PDS) under which the 'One-Nation One-Ration Card' plan is being implemented all over the country. With a view to ensuring that work done under the IMPDS is continued and further strengthened, it is being considered for extension beyond March 2021. <br />'' <br />'' The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said that the Empowered Committee also reviewed the progress of One Nation One Ration Card Plan, Aadhaar generation and seeding and development of mobile application aimed to help migrant National Food Security Act beneficiaries. The Department is also planning to implement a national helpline number in various States to help the migrant NFSA beneficiaries availing portability under One Nation One Ration Card Plan. The Ministry said, during the proposed extended period of IMPDS, funding requirements of States would also be met.