Andhra Pradesh - Add or Delete Name in Ration Card

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. Ration Card holder should approach the ration shop of your area 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 or use the following link to download form link please use “Deletion of Member in Ration Card Application Form” or "Member Addition (In case of Birth) in Ration Card Form in" as appropriate under Civil Supplies.
5. Please submit the completed application along with the required documents to the respective authority.
6. Authorities after checking the submitted application along with the attached documents will make entries and provide you record number for reference.
7. Keep it safe for future reference.
8. This application will be forwarded to the concerned Ward/ Grama Panchayath official for verification. The concerned official visits the house of the applicant for verification and approves the request, if the applicant is found eligible.
9. The applicant is informed through SMS at various stages i.e., Advance intimation about date of visit of the official to his place of residence for verification of his application, Approval/Rejection of his application.
10. After ground level verification ration card will be issued in 2 – 3 weeks as notified by the department
    

Note:

• If the application requires any scrutiny, respective authority will do the due diligence.

Through Meeseva

1. To Add or Delete name in Ration card, the applicant can approach department of Consumer Affairs, Food & Civil Supplies Government of Andhra Pradesh Meeseva centre offices – link
2. Select the “District” and “Block” option to find the address of the office in your area.
3. The applicant has to collected the Application form from Meeseva center.
4. The applicant has gone to the centre and obtain the application (please pay for form if required)
5. Applicant has to submit the required documents along with a filled application form to the Meeseva operator.
6. Meeseva operator will process the application.
7. The received application will be processed online by the authority. Please follow as per authority’s guidelines in completing the requirements (bio metric, photo and authentication) to finish applying.
8. On completion of online filing, application number will be given to applicant for future reference.
9. Applicant will also receive transaction code in his registered mobile number that was registered while applying.
10. This submitted application will be processed by the respective department.
11. Applicant receives updates on the process.
12. Once the process is successful, the issuance of ration card will take place in Smart Card format as notified as appropriate.
    

Note:

Applicant has to fill the application number and transaction id to know the current status of his application in the following link: link

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Required Documents

• Application form.
• Original ration card
• Proof of residence
• Aadhaar Card
• Local Certificate / Election Card / PAN / Driving license / Passport
• Proof of Date of Birth (Birth Certificate/X Pass Certificate/declared/other)
• Surrender Certificate in original (for inclusion, if any)
• Death Certificate in case of death of a member in order to delete

• Document required for Adding member on account of marriage
  • Marriage Certificate
  • Original Ration Card with husband’s name
  • Name Deletion Certificate from the parents of Bride
    

• Document required for Adding New Born Child in Ration Card (above 5 years)
  • Birth Certificate issued by the local municipal body or competitive authority
  • Original ration card of the family with parent’s name
  • ID Proof of Parents such as PAN Card, Aadhaar Card

Note:

• Always take original along with copy of document while applying.
• If authorities insist on further information or details please provide for smooth processing.

Office Locations & Contacts

Consumer Affairs, Food & Civil Supplies Government of Andhra Pradesh
3rd Floor, Sri Sai Towers, Ashok Nagar,
Beside SIRIS Company, Kanuru, Bandar Road,
Vijayawada-520007
Phone no: 0866 - 2554138 / 2554134
Email id: [email protected] , [email protected]
Contact: link

Eligibility

• 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

Fees

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

Validity

• 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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Processing Time

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

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Instructions

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Required Information

Following are the required information to apply..

• Applicant details.
• additional members or persons name to be added/removed
• Date of Birth and age.
• Address details.
• Occupation and designation of office held any
• Signature/thumb impression.

Need for the Document

• 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.
• Addition of members(family) in the existing ration card arises…
  • Due to marriage
  • New born (as per age applicable)
• 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.

Information which might help

• 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 different types of ration cards were distributed….

1. APL (Above Poverty Line)
2. BPL (Below Poverty Line)
3. AAY(Antodaya Anna Yojana) beneficiaries under PDS/TPDS.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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