Ration Card Yojana in India

 

Ration Card Yojana in India

 

What is Ration Card?

Ration Card is an official multi –purpose document which is issued by food supply and consumer welfare department of India for poor, under privileged, and backward class people. It acts as address proof as well as eligible person for highly subsidized food grains and processed foods in India. Food distributed under Ration Card is 100% free for beneficiaries.    

 

Types of ration card:

Ø Antodaya Anna Yojna (AAY): Under this yojna widows, destitute families and elderly people are listed and are given benefits. Each family gets 35kg of grains per month.

Ø Priority Households (PHH): Under this yojna the families listed as BPL are entitled to get 5kg grain per person per month in India.

Ø State Food Security Scheme (SFSS): It is available for those who are excluded from central food supply schemes by state welfare department.

 

 

What are benefits for Ration Card holder?

Ø Free subsidized food grains for destitute families, widows and Below Poverty Line listed people.

Ø The quantity may be 35kg per family per month or 5kg per head of family.

Ø It also acts as address proof of the citizen for multi-purpose.

 

 

 

Who can apply?

To access benefits of ration card in India the applicant must fulfil the core requirements.

Ø The must be citizen of India.

Ø The applicant must hot have any ration card on his or her name issued by government.

Ø The applicant’s monthly income should not exceed INR 15000/- in rural area while it is INR 20000/- in urban area.

Ø Standard government employees and financially affluent families are excluded from this scheme.

Ø It is mandatory for all applicants to link adhaar card to ration card for the same purpose with e-KYC.

 

Required Documents:

Ø Adhaar Card of family members if any.

Ø Address proof like electric bill, vote card, water bill etc.

Ø Proof of date of birth of family members.

Ø Income certificate and caste certificate

Ø Bank account and pass book detail

Ø Pass photo size photograph

Ø Transfer certificate or surrender certificate.

 

How to apply:

Ø Visit the state food supply portal

Ø Register or login

Ø Fill the form

Ø Upload document

Ø Submit and get reference number

Ø Download the acknowledgement

 

 

What are points of rejections?

Ø If applicant does not meet the eligibility criteria it will be rejected automatically.

Ø If applicant does not obey the restriction criteria and keep the issued ration card or apply for new ration card will be treated as offence.

Ø There may be strong action for misleading and not following guide lines.

 

Conclusion:

It is one of the best schemes to avoid hunger death in India. Especially destitute family and widows get highly benefits out of such provision by government.

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