Rajasthan Ration Card
Rajasthan ration card is a multi-purpose legal document issued by the Rajasthan Food and Civil Supplies Department. One of the important benefits of a Rajasthan ration card is that it enables the holder to procure all subsidies provided by the Rajasthan Government. In this article, we look at the procedure for applying for a new ration card and procedure to make a correction in a ration card in detail.
Benefits of Ration Card
The benefits of holding Rajasthan ration card are given in detail below:
Identity Proof
The Rajasthan ration card number can be linked to Aadhaar card, which in turn will be linked to bank account, thus ration card serving as a multi-purpose legal document that facilitates a number of important tasks.
Government Subsidies
Rajasthan government provides a subsidy for essential food items and commodities for ration card holders. The essential food items and commodities that the Public Distribution System authorities supply to the ration card holders at subsidised rates are listed below:
PDS items
- Food grains
- Rice
- Wheat
- Fortified Atta
- Levy Sugar
- LPG
- Fertilizer
- Kerosene oil
Non- PDS items
- Localised wash salt
- Tea
Address Proof
The ration card serves as the legal identity proof required by the Government of Rajasthan. This document serves as an authenticated identity or address proof for the entire family since it comprises of all family members details.
- Ration card need to produce as a proof for buying a property in Rajasthan.
- Ration card is an address proof while applying for bank loans, domicile certificate.
- Passport and PAN application also take ration card as identity or address proof.
Types of Rajasthan Ration Card
Rajasthan government provides ration card of different colour to different categories of consumers (Family).
Ration Card Type
Ration Card Colour
Eligible Families
APL Card (Above Poverty Line )
Double Gas Cylinder Holder Blue Ration Card for
General Consumers
BPL Card (Below Poverty
Line)
Dark Pink
Village assembly,
Municipal corporation and families chosen by municipality
State BPL
Dark Green
Families identified as
state BPL families by Gram Sabha, or Municipality.
AAY Card (Antyodaya
Anna Yojana)
Yellow
Village assembly,
Municipal corporation and AAY families chosen by municipality
The following documents are essential to submit for getting Rajasthan Ration Card.Document Required for Apply Ration Card
Ration Card Type
Ration Card Colour
Eligible Families
APL Card (Above Poverty Line )
Double Gas Cylinder Holder Blue Ration Card for
Green Ration card for single Gas Cylinder Holder
General Consumers
BPL Card (Below Poverty
Line)
Dark Pink
Village assembly,
Municipal corporation and families chosen by municipality
State BPL
Dark Green
Families identified as
state BPL families by Gram Sabha, or Municipality.
AAY Card (Antyodaya
Anna Yojana)
Yellow
Village assembly,
Municipal corporation and AAY families chosen by municipality
- Passport Size Photograph
- Aadhaar Card
- Domicile certificate
- Previous Electricity Bills
- Age proof – Birth certificate
- Gas Connection
- Bank Passbook
- Caste Certificate
- Income Certificate
- Application Form
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria to apply for new Rajasthan ration card is listed below:
- The applicant must not be in possession of a ration card.
- Couples who recently got married in Rajasthan can apply.
- Applicants in possession of temporary ration cards or cards past expiry can apply for new rotation card.
Processing Time
Ration will be provided within 30 days from the date of submission of application.
Applying for Ration card through e-Mitra centre
Procedure to apply for Rajasthan ration card through e-Mitra centre is explained below:
Step 1: Applicant needs to provide an application for getting new ration card in Rajasthan. Fill the following details in the form.
- Name and Address
- Details of family
- Gas connection details
- Income details
- Bank account information
Application For APL Card
Application For BPL , State BPL and AAY Card
Step 2: Affix recent photograph in the application form.
Step 3: The application along all required documents need to be submitted at e-Mitra centre near to you.
Step 4: Get a receipt from the service centre and once the application has approved by the concerned authority, you can collect ration card by giving the receipt number to the ration card office.
Applying for Ration Card through e-Mitra
Here is the step by step guide to apply for Ration card online through e-Mitra portal.
Step 1: Visit e-Mitra official webpage.
Step 2: Select login option from home bar. The page will redirect to Rajasthan single Sign on (SSO) page.
New user Registration
Step 3: If you are new to Rajasthan SSO web page, you need to click on register button for registration. Provide your email id for registration. If you are a Government employee, provide email id given by the Government.
Provide Details
Step 4: Once login to the webpage, select ration card application option from the menu. Provide all mandatory details for application. Provision for uploading application form is also available in the portal.
Upload Documents
Step 5: Save entered details and upload all required documents.
Step 6: Submit the application by clicking on the submit button. They system will generate an acknowledgement slip.
Visit Ration Card office with acknowledgement slip
Step 7: Take print out of this acknowledgement slip. Once the application has approved, visit regional ration card office near to your location for obtaining ration card.
Status of Application
Applicants can check the status of application of Rajasthan Ration Card through Food and Civil Supplies Department official website. Select Ration card application status in the important links list in the right side of this page.
The applicant can check the status of the application by entering the ration card number or application form number.
Correction in Ration Card
To add a name in ration card or to make ca correction, follow the procedure given below:
In addition to all documents listed above, an application form needs to be submitted to make the correction in Ration Card.
Provide Details
Paste the passport size photograph in the application form. In case of address change, you need to mention very clearly about the reason for changing address. Provide personal details and enter the name of the new member whose name is to be added. In case of name deletion, provide the person name in the appropriate column.
Submit Application
Application form along with all required documents need to be submitted at e-Mitra centre. Get the receipt the service operator. Collect corrected ration card from the concerned Ration card office after made correction.
View Ration Card Details
You can view the Ration card details in official website of Food and Civil Supplies Department. In the Important link section select view details of ration card and ration Distribution link.
In the new page enter the details such as ration card number, name, father, mother, spouse name and address. Select district from drop down menu and click on search for getting details of ration distribution.
Ration card Details and Ration Distribution will be displayed.
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