Ration Card Fees Details / How much fees is charged for new Ration Cards? / Fees for Duplicate Ration Card
Fees for Ration Card
The ration card is usually a important document which every Indian citizen must have, because Ration Cards play a vital role in India for Public Distribution System. Public Distribution system (PDS) is an Indian food security system. it distributes subsidized food and non-food items to India’s poor. The Indian citizen can get ration card by paying a little amount as application fees. In this article we are discussing about Ration Card Fees Details.
If you are going to apply for a new Ration Card or Duplicate Ration Card you have to pay application fees. Fees for ration card may vary from state to state. As we know that basically three types of ration card are provided to Indian Citizens.Which are mentioned below.
- Antayodaya Ration Cards
- BPL Ration Cards
- APL Ration Cards
Types of Ration Card
Fees for Ration card may also vary with its types.Government bodies will charge anywhere between Rs. 5 to Rs. 15 for ration card. As we have discussed that It varies from state to state and ration card type. The detail are given below.
- Antayodaya Ration Cards- Rs. 3
- BPL Ration Cards- Rs. 5
- APL Ration Cards- Rs. 10
Note: In some states computerized Ration cards are issued by State Govt.which cost Rs. 45 for entire process. This fee is applicable to all the regions where electronic or computerized ration cards are issued..
Fees for Duplicate Ration Card
If you have lost or misplaced your original ration card, you need not to worry. Now you can get duplicate ration card with simple process which will act like original ration card.Duplicate Ration Cards will let you avail the usual ration card benefits till you get the original one.Application fee for duplicate ration card ranges from Rs. 15 to Rs. 25 and depends on State and Card Type.
Duplicate Ration Card
Who issues Ration Card ?
Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Department of State Govt. is responsible for issuing ration Card to citizens.
The application form for applying ration card is available at SD Office or Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Department.
Now you can also apply for Ration Card through official website of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Department of State Govt.
Apply Online for Ration Card
Apply Offline for Ration Card
Also Read: All the State Govt have provided a facility known as Tatkal Service such that now you can get your ration card within one week.
Tatkal Service Ration Card