Tamil Nadu - Transfer Ration Card (Smart Ration Card)

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Procedure

• If anyone shifts from one place to another place in view of transfer, Marriage, resettlement etc. they need to apply for a new ration card in their new place of residence.
  
  

Apply In-Person

1. As a first step obtain Surrender Certificate from the concerned ration office of the place from where the person was residing previously.
2. In order to transfer ration card, please apply with ration office of your new area OR Assistant Commissioner (AC) /Taluk Supply Officers (TSO)of the new place where the applicant resides now.
3. Link for contact: link AND link for district Select district option from the left part of the screen. In the given page please select the name of the district to reach respective district page. Here select the hyperlink for respective portal. In the district portal please select “DIRECTORY > PUBLIC UTILITIES > Municipalities “ or “DIRECTORY > Contact Directory” or “ABOUT DISTRICT > ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP > Revenue Administration” option for contact details.
4. Please go to the respective office.
5. 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.
6. Please submit the completed application form along with required documents to the respective authority.
7. On accepting your application, authority or clerk will check the details and issue a receipt as acknowledgement.
8. Please keep it safe for future reference,
9. This submitted application will be processed by the department, After ground level verification and physical inspection by the Supply Officer applicant gets notification.
10. If all the process are successful, applicant will get the ration card as per delivery mode (delivered through postal or on hand)
    
    

Note: User gets update on the phone as SMS

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Required Documents

• Application form.
• Surrender certificate
• Latest Electricity Bill
• Residence Proof (Example – Electricity Bill, LPG gas bill, Water Bill, Aadhaar Card, Passport),
• Aadhaar Card
• Passport Size Photographs
• details of migrated F.P.Shop

Office Locations & Contacts

Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department.:
Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department,
Ezhilagam 4th Floor, Chepauk, Chennai - 5.
Telephone No :28592255
Fax : 040-23318456


Link for contact : Contact Info

Eligibility

• A valid ration card holder.

Fees

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

Validity

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

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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

Related Videos

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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

Following are the required information to apply.

• Applicant details.
• Address details.
• 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.
• Ration card is a mandatory document for all individuals in India. 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.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

External Links

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Others

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