Ration Card Apply Process in India (Latest 2025 Guide):
✅ Who Can Apply?
- Indian citizens
- Families below the poverty line (BPL) & above poverty line (APL)
- People who don’t have an existing ration card
📄 Documents Required:
- Aadhaar card (mandatory)
- Proof of residence (electricity bill, water bill, rent agreement, etc.)
- Income certificate (for BPL category)
- Passport-size photographs
- Old ration card surrender certificate (if shifting states)
🛡️ Types of Ration Cards:
- Priority Household (PHH): For families below the poverty line
- Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY): For the poorest of poor
- Non-Priority (APL): For above poverty line families
📝 How to Apply:
- Visit your state’s Food and Civil Supplies Department website.
Example portals:- Karnataka: https://ahara.kar.nic.in
- Telangana: https://epds.telangana.gov.in
- Andhra Pradesh: https://epds.ap.gov.in
- Tamil Nadu: https://tnpds.gov.in
- Fill out the online application form.
- Upload required documents.
- Submit the form.
- Application ID will be generated.
- Track application status online.
💳 Offline Process:
- Collect application from ration shop/office
- Fill & attach photocopies of documents
- Submit at Taluk office or Gram Panchayat/Corporation Office
⏳ Processing Time:
7–21 working days (varies by state)
🔗 Some State-wise Apply Links:
- Karnataka: ahara.kar.nic.in
- Telangana: epds.telangana.gov.in
- Andhra Pradesh: epds.ap.gov.in
- Maharashtra: mahafood.gov.in
- Tamil Nadu: tnpds.gov.in