• Apply for a duplicate ration card, when…
  • Original Ration Card is Totally Damaged
  • Original Ration Card is stolen
  • Original Ration Card is Lost or Misplaced

Apply In-Person

1. In order to obtain a duplicate ration card, please approach the ration office of your area OR Food and Civil Supplies office.as applicable.
2. Link for contact :link
3. Please go to the respective office.
4. 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.
5. The Head of Family Must write a letter stating the reason behind a new ration card request and attach the remains of original ration card (in case of damaged ration card) or the copy of report registered with police station (in case of lost or stolen ration card).
6. Please submit the completed application along with required documents to the respective authority.
7. Authorities after checking the submitted application along with attached documents will make entries and provide you record number for reference.
8. Keep it safe for future reference.
9. This application will be processed internally to issue the ration card as per notification.

Apply through Centres:

1. To Apply for Duplicate Ration Card in Chhattisgarh, the applicant shall visit the nearest CSC/Tehsil Centre. Find contacts to CSC centres in the link provided:Link
2. Procure the application form from the concerned centre and fill it up with the necessary details required for the process.
3. Make sure to attach all the "Required Documents" along with the application form before submission.
4. Provide authorized signatory and photograph, wherever applicable.
5. Now submit the application to the office of the concerned centre.
6. On successful verification, the applicant will be notified by the CSC centre.

• Application form.
• Remains of original ration card or Copy of report registered with Police Station
• Residence Proof (Example – Electricity Bill, Water Bill, Aadhaar Card, Passport),
• Xerox copy of Ration Card (If Available)
• Aadhaar Card
• Local Certificate / Election Card / PAN / Driving license / Passport
• Passport Size Photographs
• Self declaration (as adviced)

Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department,
Block 2, 3rd Floor, IndravatiBhawan,
Atal Nagar (Chhattisgarh)
Phone: 0771-2511974
Fax: 0711-2510820
Email: dirfood.cg@gov.in
More details about the office location is provided in the following link :Details

• A valid ration card holder.

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

• Validity remains same
• Usually Family identity card is valid for lifetime and will be renewed in 5 years or based on announcement.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

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

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

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'.

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

Following are the required information to apply..

• Applicant details.
• Address details.
• Signature/thumb impression.

• 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 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. Hence one need to apply for duplicate copy and obtain the same.

• 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.

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

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.