Ration card is not only used to get ration but works as an identity card and from opening bank account to government schemes and private schemes, it is accepted as a citizen identity card. is done.
The Central Government is running the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to provide food grains every month to more than 80 crore poor people of the country. Under the scheme, fixed ration material is distributed every month to the ration card holders according to the number of family members.
 Ration card is not only used to get ration, but ration card works as an identity card and from opening a bank account to government schemes and private schemes, it is accepted as a citizen’s identity card. If there is a new member in your house and his name is not registered in the Ration Card Update, then its process has become very easy. Offline and online method can be adopted to register the name in the ration card.
How much food items are available on the ration card?
The central government gives 5 kg of wheat and rice free of cost per unit per month to the ration card holders. That is, if there are 5 members in your house, then each member gets 25 kg of wheat and rice per month according to 5 kg of wheat. Apart from this, the state governments also give salt, oil etc. apart from food grains on per unit basis on the ration card.
Process and documents to add a new name in the ration card
New name is added in the ration card only when a child is born or a newly married woman enters the house. To add names, the process which you find easy can be adopted in offline and online. Keep in mind that some documents will be necessary to add a new name, including marriage certificate in case of marriage, birth certificate in case of birth of a child, affidavit, passport size photo.
How to apply online to add name in ration card
- First of all go to the nearest CSC center or visit the official food department website of your state and download Form No. 3.
- Now fill the complete information of the ration card in Form-3, along with all the information of the person whose name is to be added, the information of the head has also to be entered.
- Put thumb impression or signature along with filling the form.
- After filling the application form, upload it at the CSC center or on the official website of the Food Department.
- After this, after verifying the information given in the form, the new name will be added to the ration card.
Offline application method to add name in ration card
- If you are unable to apply online to add a new name in the ration card, then you can also apply offline.
- For this, first of all you have to go to the circle office, block headquarters or municipality of your city. From where you can take ration card form number-3.
- Now fill the form carefully. Attach all the documents asked for in it.
- After filling the form, submit it to the concerned office.
- After the submission of the form, on completion of the verification process, a new name will be added to the ration card.
