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ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person

  1. Applicant shall apply to the Clerk at District Supply Office (DSO) for urban area and Gram Panchayat Officer (GPO) in the rural areas.
  2. Link for contact: link AND link2 AND FPS dealer link please select the menu “DS Stake Holders >> In States >> FPS Dealers AND District food and supply officer in both the above link, please select the respective state to get the new page. Here fill the page prompt and hit respective tab to get details.

For Urban Area

  1. Please go to the respective DSO office.
  2. Applicant shall obtain the form from the respective office (please pay for the form if required) Or a written/electronically typed application on A4 plain sheet as advised shall be used.
  3. Application form: link
  4. Please submit the completed application along with required documents to the respective authority.
  5. Authorities after checking the submitted application along with attached documents will make entries and provide you record number for reference.
  6. Keep it safe for future reference.
  7. This application will be forwarded to the concerned authority (SI) for verification. The concerned official visits the house of the applicant for verification and approves the request, if the applicant is found eligible.
  8. SI sanctions the issue of new ration card. Clerk updates the master register & Ration Card and makes a new copy of ration card if required.
  9. Applicant produces the acknowledgement receipt before clerk and Ration Card is delivered to him



For Rural Area

  1. Please go to the respective GPO office.
  2. Applicant shall obtain the form from the respective office (please pay for the form if required) Or a written/electronically typed application on A4 plain sheet as advised shall be used.
  3. Application form: link
  4. Please submit the completed application along with required documents to the respective authority.
  5. Authorities after checking the submitted application along with attached documents will make entries and provide you record number for reference.
  6. Keep it safe for future reference.
  7. This application will be verified by GPO. The GPO official visits the house of the applicant for verification and approves the request, if the applicant is found eligible.
  8. GPO sanctions the issue of new ration card and updates the master register & Ration Card and makes a new copy of ration card if required.
  9. Applicant produces the acknowledgement receipt before GPO and Ration Card is delivered to him


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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Respective application form
  • Address Proof (attested copy of PAN Card /Driving License / Bank Passbook / Post Office Passbook /Municipal Holding receipt / Electricity Bill / Telephone Bill).
  • A copy of age certificate / school leaving certificate of the head of the family.
  • A copy of income proof of the family - that income of the family is below from the prescribed limit (in order to apply for value based card).
  • A copy of identity proof like voter ID card, driving license, Aadhaar card.
  • Passport size photograph of the applicant.
  • Self Declaration and Certificate From Pradhan/Ward Councillor.
  • Mobile number or Email addresses(if available) may be filled up in the format to enable this department to send an automated message to the applicant on the status of the application.
  • A self-addressed and stamped postal cover or postcard to enable the office to communicate the results to the applicant.
  • Copy of Tax Pay / Land Revenue Pay receipt
  • Tenancy agreement if the applicant is a tenant.
  • Detailed particulars of family members
  • Copies of birth certificates of minor members(Below 10 years in age)
  • Surrender certificate of Ration Card/Family Identity holding or non-availability certificate from the FCS&CA authority where the applicant was previously resided (applying in new place)
  • Aadhaar Card
Note: Get the respective documents attested by gazette officer, MLA or MP or the municipal councillor as applicable.


Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Department of Food and Civil Supply,
Government Of Uttarakhand
Chief Secretary Building
Uttarakhand Secretariat
4, Subhash Road, Dehradun - 248001
Telephone  : 0135-2712802
Fax : 0135-2712096
Email : [email protected]
More details about the office location is provided in the following link : Address Details and link2


EligibilityEdit

  • The applicant and his/her family must be Indian citizens and should be resident of the state.
  • The applicant or his family members must not possess any family card in any State in India (If they had one, it has to be withdrawn).
  • The applicant and members of the family must be close relatives.
  • If you are newly married and have your name in your family ration card, you and your spouse should get name deletion certificates (Removing names from your respective family cards).

FeesEdit

  • Fee information can be obtained directly from the department office while applying.


ValidityEdit

  • Usually valid for lifetime and will be renewed in 5 years or based on announcement.

Documents to UseEdit

Application form

Sample DocumentsEdit

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Processing TimeEdit

If your application is fair and complete, the processing time will be 2 – 3 week’s time

Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 

InstructionsEdit

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required InformationEdit

Following are the required information to apply..

  • Applicant details (head of the family).
  • Details of other family members and relation ship
  • Date of Birth and age (of all the members).
  • Address details.
  • Occupation and designation of office held any
  • Signature/thumb impression.

Need for the DocumentEdit

  • For implementation of the Targeted Public Distribution System(TPDS), Ration Card is being issued to all the heads of families, with details about family members included in the card. Based on their economic condition, people can buy goods like food grains, sugar and kerosene with the help of their ration cards.
  • Ration card is a mandatory document for all individuals in India. It has to be renewed before it gets expired.
  • Ration card is essential to apply for passport, PAN card or a domicile certificate or to even get the name registered for electoral rolls to get a Voter ID.

Information which might helpEdit

  • The eligible sections of the society are provided with food grains and other items at highly subsidized rates.
  • In different state the Ration card is categorized as per classification fixed by government.
  • There are two types of ration cards were meant for
  1. AAY(Antodaya Anna Yojana)
  2. APL
  3. BPL
  4. Annapurna Yojana
  5. State food yojana

Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External LinksEdit

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OthersEdit

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