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Tribune News ServiceNew Delhi June 14The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Delhi government's claim that it has launched the 'One Nation One Ration Card' (ONORC) scheme in the national capital was “misleading” as it was launched only in one circle in Seemapuri area. "The claim of GNCTD regarding launch of One Nation One Ration Card plan in NCT of Delhi is misleading as they claim to have implemented it only in circle 63 Seemapuri” the Centre told the top court in its written submission. "Only a handful of transactions conducted in a single circle with about 42 ePoS (electronic point of sale) machines cannot be considered as the implementation of ONORC" it submitted. In the absence of full implementation of ONORC migrant workers won't be able to avail the benefit of their quota of subsidised food grains in Delhi under the National Food Security Act it said. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had told the court that West Bengal Delhi Chhattisgarh and Assam governments had not implemented the ONORC scheme..