Organization : Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Himachal Pradesh
Facility : Issuance of Ration Card
Home Page : https://himachal.nic.in/en-IN/
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Issuance of Ration Card :
Eligible for applying for the issuance of a Ration Card in Himachal Pradesh :
** The person having no ration card : In this case, the individual must produce a certificate from the Panchayat Pradhan / Inspector, FCS&CA / Concerned Authority in writing that the person having no ration card. Such a certificate will normally be granted after the person files an affidavit to this effect to the issuing authority. This document is to be attached along with the ration card application form.
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** Temporary Ration Card : The temporary ration card will be issued to migratories and duration of the card should not exceed more than three months.
** Duplicate Ration Card : In case the ration card is lost or become defaced , mutilated ,illegible or otherwise rendered unless for no fault of the holder
Where to apply for issuance of Ration Card-
The application for obtaining a ration card should be made to the Panchayat Pradhan in case of rural areas and to the Inspector (FCS&CA) in case of urban areas.
Form to be filled :
The application should be submitted in Form-II-Application for Ration Card.
Supporting Documents :
** For a new Ration Card, Deletion Certificate or an affidavit to the effect that the applicant was not holding any ration card previously must be submitted.
** For addition of members in the existing Ration Card, in the case of marriage, Deletion Certificate of the spouse from the previous place and in the case of birth of a child, the birth certificate of the child. The existing ration card must also accompany the application.
Fee :
** New Ration Card : A fee of Rs.5.00 is charged for issuance of a Ration Card to APL families.
** Duplicate Ration Card : A fee of Rs.5.00 is charged for issuance of a Ration Card.
Procedure :
The applicant shall submit the application for issuance of Ration card along with the deletion certificate issued from the Inspector (FCS&CA) / Panchayat Pradhan of the previous place of residence to the concerned office along with the supporting documents. The application form must be attested by the Head of Office, in case of employees and by any Municipal Commissioner or Gazetted Officer or MLA/Ward Member or any other person authorised by the Government for this purpose. The applicant will be given a receipt for the application form and the date on which the applicant should collect the Ration Card. The applicant will have to produce the receipt for collection of the Ration Card. The office may verify the new address, as given in the application
Time Limit :
The receiving official will give the receipt of the application to the applicant along with the probable date when the Office will issue the Ration Card. The Ration Card is issued within a week under normal circumstances.