Apply In-Person

1. To Change Address in Ration Card, the applicant shall visit the nearest ration office under Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs department. Find contacts Link
2. Pay the required application fee and obtain the form from the concerned office.
3. Submit the filled up application with all the " Required Documents" as mentioned below on this page.
4. After verification, the authority will make entries and provide a record number.
5. Keep record numbers safe for future reference.
6. The authority will proceed further and change the address in the ration card.
7. Collect the card as per the notified period.

In case the applicant moves into new residence outside the jurisdiction of the same Fair Price Shop, the change of address can be recorded in the ration card as per the procedure below.

1. Once these documents are submitted as per the address above, a deletion slip will be issued. Applicant shall use this slip to get the card deleted from the A-Register and get a deletion slip signed by the respective salesman
2. Hand over the deletion slip with the family card to the respective office and get an acknowledgement slip
3. The changes are thereafter carried out in the family card. Applicant can come and collect the updated ration card on the day stipulated.

• Application form.
• Original ration card
• Photo Identity / Election Identity Card / PAN / Driving license / Passport
• Proof of residence
• Aadhaar Card
• Self declaration (as applicable)

Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
Industrial Estate Road, Thattanchavady, Puducherry-605009.
Ph: +91-413-2251691, 2253345
Fax : +91-413-2253345
e-mail : civil.pon@nic.in
More details about the office location is provided in the following link : Address Details

• A valid ration card holder.
• 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applicant or his family members must not possess any family card in any State in India (If they had one, it has to be withdrawn).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.
• New born above 5 years
• Addition of member name after marriage

• Fee information can be obtained directly from the department 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.

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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. 
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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.
• additional members or persons name to be removed
• Date of Birth and age.
• Address details.
• Occupation and designation of office held any
• 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 a mandatory document for all individuals in India. Addition of members should be made in order to avail the government benefits. 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.

• 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.

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