How to Get a Ration Card in Bangalore?

The application can be obtained from your ration office or district office on payment of Re.1/- There are 3 types of cards, yellow, orange & white. Yellow cards are given t o families below the poverty line, i.e., those having an annual income of Rs.15,000/- & Rs.1 Lakh. Listed below are the various types of forms to be filled by card holders. 1. Fill form No.1 , attach all required documents & pay a fee of Rs.5/- To obtain a new ration card (within 10 days) 2. Form no.9 - deleting names from the card 3. Form No.8- adding names 4. Form No.15- Replace a lost or mutilated ration card 5. Form no.14- Change of address To apply for a Ration Card, follow the below steps: 1. Get your name deleted from your ration card in your native place (if applicable) and get a Surrender Certificate. For this, you have to visit the Food & Civil Supplies office in your native place. You need not go there personally - even your parents can do it on your behalf. If your name was never added to your family ration card, then approach the municipal office in your native place and get a letter certifying that you don't have a ration card there. 2. Based on your area of residence in Bangalore, approach the nearest Food & Civil Supplies office. Karnataka Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd offices: Bangalore South: No. 4, Opp To Rnr, 5th Mn Rd, Chamarajpet, Bangalore - 560018 Phone: +91-80-26613531 Bangalore East: Corporation Bldg, Nr RBANMS College, St John's Rd, Bangalore - 560042 Phone: +91-80-25360750 Bangalore North: No. 3, Nr Police Station, Vyalikaval Extension, 11th C Crs, Bangalore - 560003 Phone: +91-80-23445702 No.101, Bellary Rd, Ganganagar, Bangalore - 560032 Phone: +91-80-23332550 Bangalore Central: Central Range Mohan Bldg, Opp Visveswaraiah Museum, Kasturba Rd, Bangalore - 560001 Phone: +91-80-22214431

Bangalore West: No. 16/I, Vasanth Nagar, Miller Tank Bund Rd, Bangalore - 560052 Phone: +91-80-22260932, 22200660, 22260752, 22353423, 22096557 Commissioner's office, Dept. of Food & Civil Supplies No. 8, Sahakari Bldg, Nr Chandrika Hotel, Cunningham Rd, Bangalore - 560052 Phone: +91-80-22262187, 22267205, 22264062 Email: bngfcs@kar.nic.in If you're not sure, call them first to confirm which office your area of residence comes under (better to ask in Kannada, or get a localite to ask them). 3. Go to the appropriate office with the following documents: - Copy of residence proof (such as rent agreement, BSNL phone bill, latest property tax paid receipt for own house in Bangalore, etc.) - Copy of identity proof (such as Passport, PAN card, Driving License, etc.) - Surrender Certificate from your native place, or the municipal letter You need to pay Rs. 10 and get an application form. It will be in Kannada, but you may fill it in English too. So in case you don't know Kannada, get it filled by someone else or take a localite friend along. Fill it and submit it. If the officer asks you the purpose of applying, tell him it's for applying for a LPG connection. 4. Wait for the Food Inspector to come to your residence for inspection. This should happen in about a week or so. Note that for some people, the Ration Card is given on the spot without any inspection being conducted. So it seems to be on a case by case basis. 5. Once the inspection is done, call them again and ask when you should come to get the Ration Card. On the appointed date, go there and take your form from the person to whom you submitted it, and go to the computer room. There you need to pay Rs. 45 as charges for making the Ration Card. The operator will then enter your details into their software, take your picture with a webcam, and will give you an original color print-out of the Ration Card. You then need to go to another desk where a person will laminate it for you. Here the process is complete. Things at the Food & Civil Supplies offices usually move fast (at least in the Chamrajpet office) and most of the officers are straightforward. For me, it took two weeks from the time of applying to get the Ration Card. In between, a Food Inspector from their office came to my house to verify that we're staying there. He was straightforward, and we didn't need to pay any bribe. Still, remember that in case you face any prolonged harassment or unjustified demands for money, you can always take the help of the Govt. Public Grievances cell or file a RTI application.

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Apply for Ration Card: Karnataka

TYPES OF RATION CARDS
The following types of ration cards are issued in the State:

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Green cards and Yellow cards are issued to BPL families living in rural areas and urban slums. Antyodaya Anna Yojana cards are issued to poorest of the poor families living in rural areas and urban slums. The number of cards so issued is limited to 4.797 lakh families as prescribed by the Government of India. APL cards which are of two types, namely saffron cards and photo cards, are issued to families living above the poverty line (APL). Saffron cards are issued to APL families in rural areas and photo cards are issued to APL families in urban areas. Honorary cards are issued to families which do not desire rationed commodities but require ration cards for identification purposes only.

The State Government will ensure constant checking of ration cards to identify and eliminate bogus ration cards and to take stern action against persons found guilty of misusing the benefits of the TPDS.

Commodities Covered

At present, commodities covered under the TPDS are rice, wheat, sugar and kerosene. Commodities supplied at the fair price depots shall be as per the norms prescribed under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and Rules. Rice and wheat are supplied to BPL families at subsidised prices. After meeting the committed entitlement of the BPL cardholders and depending upon the availability of rice and wheat, APL cardholders will be sold rice and wheat at the scale and rates fixed from time to time. Only BPL families are entitled to get sugar under the TPDS. APL families are not entitled to get sugar. Kerosene is issued to ration cardholders subject to fulfilment of certain restrictions imposed by the State Government. All the cardholders will be issued other essential commodities under the Public Distribution System as decided from time to time by the State Government at the scale and rates fixed by the Government.

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Eligibility
Every family residing in the State of Karnataka is entitled to a ration card.

Procedure

The application for a new ration card should be submitted in the prescribed form. The prescribed application forms are available in the respective offices free of cost. For obtaining computerised ration cards, an application fee of Re.1 is charged. The format is also displayed in the Fair Price Depots. The application can also be submitted on a plain paper but in the same format. It is not essential to use the printed form. The application for a new ration card should be submitted in the prescribed form. The prescribed application forms are available in the respective offices free of cost. For obtaining computerised ration cards, an application fee of Re.1 is charged. The format is also displayed in the Fair Price Depots. The application can also be submitted on a plain paper but in the same format. It is not essential to use the printed form.

Either the head of the family or the spouse should submit the applications. Applications through intermediaries, social workers, etc. will not be entertained. Applications received in bundles through anyone will also not be entertained.

Necessary documents/papers

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Three passport-sized photographs of the applicant Proof of residence: Copy of any of the following documents showing the residence address of the applicant Identity card issued by the Government or by Public Sector Undertakings Latest telephone bill on the name of the applicant Recent mail received by the applicant Latest LPG receipt on the name of the applicant Valid driving license Valid Passport Voter Identity card Latest tax paid receipt, if living in own house Extract of the Electoral Roll Latest rent-paid receipt, if living in a rented house, clearly indicating the name and complete postal address of the owner Any other documents that may prove the applicant's residence

In respect of poor applicants who do not have any of the above documents, the Food Inspector will conduct local enquiry and draw up a mahazar about the applicant being a bonafide resident or not. Further, if the issuing authority is not satisfied by any one of the proofs given by the applicant, the authority may ask for a second proof from among any one of the proofs listed above. A decision will be taken on submission of the second proof.

Latest Income Certificate, if the applicant is seeking a yellow card (BPL card). In addition, the Food Inspector concerned will conduct a local inquiry to verify the information about the ownership of any valuable assets that may disqualify the applicant from being issued a BPL card. Surrender certificate or deletion certificate issued by the competent authority of Food & Civil Supplies Department if the applicant has moved from one place to another.

Every applicant will be issued an acknowledgement with the due date. The applicant should demand and collect the acknowledgement. The applicant should obtain the ration card after duly signing in the assignment register maintained in the rationing office.

Fee
For the issue of a new ration card, Rs.5/- is the charge in case of BPL cards and Rs.10/- in case of APL cards, Rs.45/- for the issue of a computerised card in Bangalore I.R. Area and Bailahongal Taluk of Belgaum District. In case of loss of ration card, the cardholder can apply for a duplicate ration card along with an affidavit about the loss of the card. The duplicate card will be issued after due enquiry, in 30 days' time. The charges for the issue of a duplicate ration card are Rs.15/- for BPL cards, Rs.25/- for APL cards and Rs.45/- for the issue of computerised ration cards in Bangalore IR area and Bailahongal district.