Apply for an Assam Ration Card

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The official Assam guidance describes the application cases covered by the page, including a person without a ration card, duplicate cards, migration, marriage, child inclusion, and other changes.

Who can apply

For a new card, the source states that a person without a ration card may apply where the eligibility conditions under the National Food Security Act are met. It identifies the eldest woman of the family as the applicant in the stated case, or the eldest man where there is no adult female member.

How to apply

Submit the application in the prescribed Proforma-C to the Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs authority of the relevant district or sub-division. The required documents depend on the application case.

Required documents

• Certified voter-list copyCertified copy of the relevant page of the voter list.
• Surrender or non-availability certificateRequired in the applicable previous-card or previous-residence cases.
• Birth certificateBirth certificate for minor family members where required by the official instructions.
• Tax or land-revenue receiptCopy of the tax-pay or land-revenue receipt.
• Address proofOfficial page lists PAN card, driving licence, bank or post-office passbook, municipal holding receipt, electricity bill, or telephone bill as examples.
• Family member particularsDetailed particulars of family members, as listed by the Assam FPD&CA authority.

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