Apply New Ration Card Online 2022 – Procedure | NFSC

Apply Ration card online in 2022 – Here we cover step by step information on how to apply/register for new ration in case if you not applied.

Ration cards help the economically challenged population to avail food grains and other commodities at extremely subsidised rates. These rates of the goods are very cheap compared to the normal market rates.

These cards direct to an FPS or Fair Price Shop or a Ration Shop where people can acquire these items:

• Rice
• Wheat
• Sugar
• Oil
• Kerosene etc.

Usually, there is a cap on the number of commodities you can collect from the shops. These are set by the local state government. Apart from that, tit can also be used as a Proof of Identity (PoI) and Proof of Address (PoA) document.

Apply for New Ration Card Online 2022

The procedure to apply for new ration card is quite easy process. Here we cover step by step information for it.

People with sustainable income are only provided with a Ration Card that can only be used as a proof document.

They can’t avail of any of the food grains or other listed commodities at highly subsidised prices.

These are the steps you need to follow in order to apply for a new ration card:

• Visit your nearest Food and Civil Supplies Department Office or a ration shop
• Approach the enquiry desk and obtain the form for a new ration card – Download From Here
• Fill it up correctly
• Attach photographs and proof documents
• Submit and note down the Acknowledgement number

Note: Every state has their own New Application form either in English or Regional Language. Please visit official state website to get it.

Application Fill Up Details

Read the instructions carefully and fill out the new application form without any mistake. Usually, you will have to provide extremely basic details in order to apply/register for new ration.

• Full Name of the Head of the Family (Your name, if it’s you)
• Address
• Date of Birth
• Details of other family members
• Mobile Number.
• Aadhaar number etc.

In case if you are the Head of your Family, then you have to include all of your details first in the form. Make sure that there are no mistakes while filling it up.

You will have to fill in the Address column specifically and exactly how it is in your Aadhaar card. Since Aadhaar cards will be used as a means of authentication, it is much more reasonable to have it used.

Attach Photo Copies Or Civil Supplies Will Take A Family Photo

You need to attach photocopies of your Aadhaar card and of the other family members as well, in case there is a need after the authentication measure. Apart from that, you need to have passport sized photographs as well.

• Individual passport sized photographs
• Your family’s postcard-sized photographs

Both types of photographs are mandatory for the new ration card that you are going to apply for. It acts as another proof document that it is really your family only.

You can get hold of your ration card in a matter of days, if not weeks nowadays.

With the use of cashless e-POS transaction methods, you can easily acquire the food grains and other commodities now at highly subsidised prices.

Proof Documents 2022 Complete List

As far as proof documents are concerned to apply for new ration card, only the Aadhaar Card is enough to fulfil all of the above-mentioned particulars. However, as an age-old practice, the most common proof documents are also asked for, just in case.

People used to carry separate documents as separate proofs in order to authenticate themselves during the new ration card registration process.

Here are a few types of proof documents that have been used over the past few years, if not decades.

Proof of Address:

• Liquefied Petroleum Gas Bill
• Landline Bill
• Bank Account’s Passbook
• Rent receipts, if staying at a rented place
• Tax receipts, if staying at own place
• Electricity Bill
• Domicile Certificate etc

Either of these documents besides your Aadhaar card can be used as a Proof of Address.

With the Aadhaar seeding being a hot favourite of the current government, it is not likely that these documents would even be necessary enough.

Proof of Identity:

• PAN Card
• Voter ID
• Driving License
• Aadhaar Card
• Kisan Card etc.

Check Status Of Ration Card 2022

Once you applied for it. You will get an reference number/acknowledgment number to track the status of ration card.

However, there is no one single website where you can track the status. You just need to visit the official state website where you belong and enter the reference number to check the current status.

Sr. No	State	Official Website
1.	Uttar Pradesh	https://nfsa.up.gov.in/Food/citizen/Default.aspx
2.	Madhya Pradesh	https://rationmitra.nic.in/
3.	Telangana	https://epds.telangana.gov.in/FoodSecurityAct/
4.	Tamilnadu	https://www.tnpds.gov.in/
5.	Maharashtra	http://mahafood.gov.in/website/english/home.aspx
6.	West Bengal	https://food.wb.gov.in/
7.	Odisha/Orissa	https://pdsodisha.gov.in/
8.	Bihar	http://epds.bihar.gov.in/
9.	Gujarat	https://dcs-dof.gujarat.gov.in/
10.	Andhra Pradesh	https://aepos.ap.gov.in/ePos/
11.	Haryana	https://haryanafood.gov.in/hi/
12.	Himachal Pradesh	https://epds.co.in/
13.	Karnataka	https://ahara.kar.nic.in/
14.	Punjab	https://epos.punjab.gov.in/
15.	Rajasthan	https://food.rajasthan.gov.in/
16.	Delhi(UT)	https://nfs.delhigovt.nic.in/
17.	Kerala	https://ecitizen.civilsupplieskerala.gov.in/
18.	Assam	https://nfsa.gov.in/State/AS

Usually, it will take one to two weeks to get your ration card reached to your home. However, sometimes you need to visit by yourself to get it.

In case if you face any problems while applying or tracking the status. you can comment here or contact the respective customer support.