Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Puducherry : Apply For New & Duplicate Ration Card

Organization : Department of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
Service Name : How To Apply For New & Duplicate Ration Card In Puducherry
Applicable State/UT: Puducherry
Website : http://dcsca.puducherry.gov.in/
Procedure : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/9724-FAQ.pdf

New & Duplicate Ration Card Procedure

AAY – Antyodaya Anna Yojna card (Red)
BPL – Below Poverty Line card (Red)
APL – Above Poverty Line card (Yellow)

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DCSCA Puducherry View Flood Relief Amount Details

dcsca.puducherry.gov.in View Ration Card Online

No fee will be collected for the cards lost during fire accident/natural calamities along with F.R.copy,if the lost is due to fire accident.

How to get a new ration card, if a family is shifted from any other State to the UT of Puducherry?:
Obtain prescribed application form from Civil Supplies Department, fill up the relevant columns in the form and submit to the Department along with the following documents:
Original surrender certificate/deletion certificate from the concerned Civil Supplies Department, photocopy of surrendered ration card/endorsed page of ration card from which names are deleted, and proof of residence (i.e., Rent agreement, Telephone bill, Gas connection bill, Electricity bill, Municipal tax receipt, Water tax receipt, Voter ID or Driving license).

After verification, a new ration card will be issued.

How to apply for duplicate ration card?:
For lost ration cards, application should be submitted by getting clearance from concerned FPS. An amount of Rs.50 will be charged for lost cards.

For damaged ration cards, application should be submitted along with the damaged card and an amount of Rs.20 will be collected for this purpose.

How to get a non-inclusion certificate?:
The head of the family should submit requisition and reason for deletion/non-inclusion of member in the ration card to the Department

Who can obtain subsidized sugar from the Government?:
BPL/AAY cardholder will get subsidized sugar 500 gm/unit to a maximum of 2.5 kg/card.

How to get information on price of essential commodities?:
The price of essential commodities can be viewed in the Department’s website dcsca.puducherry.gov.in on Weekly Price of Essential Commodities.

Whether BPL/AAY cardholders are eligible to avail the subsidized kerosene?:
Yes. If BPL/AAY cardholder has no LPG connection, 6 litres/card of kerosene is being distributed every month and those who have single LPG connection can avail the benefit of 1 litre/card per month at the rate of Rs.14.25/litre.

Whether kerosene is provided to APL cardholders?:
Kerosene is not provided to APL cardholders.

Who are eligible to get a diesel permit?:
All large and small scale private industries as recognized by the Industries Department, all institutions such as hospitals, shops, hotels, etc. and all Government Departments are eligible for getting diesel permit.

Is there any fee collected for availing the diesel permit?:
No fee will be collected for this purpose.

What are the documents to be submitted to get a diesel permit?:
For private institutions, the documents such as Electricity NOC, Air consent order from Pollution control board, and Industries order from Industries Department should be submitted to get a fresh diesel permit.

No document is needed for Government Departments/Institutions