You all must be knowing about Ration Card which is a very welfare document for poverty level families. At present, crores of families in the country are getting the benefit of ration card and with its help they are able to live their lives easily.
It is being seen that the eligible people of the country are getting the benefit of ration card, but there are some families who, despite being ineligible, are making their ration card wrongly and are not availing the facilities provided by the government. Taking unnecessary advantage.
To stop similar activities, new rules have been made on ration cards by the Central Government and some special amendments have been made in the old rules so that only needy people can avail the benefits of ration cards.
New rules of ration card
According to the new rules, now no person will be able to get his ration card made wrongly. Apart from this, if by any means he gets his ration card made fake, then according to the new rules his ration card will now be deactivated.
If you are also a ration card holder, then you should get information about the new amended rules and some special rules implemented by the government so that you can follow these rules and avail the benefits of all the government facilities available through the ration card. Could receive any intervention.
New rules applicable for ration card holders
The new rules implemented for the people who are ration card holders are as follows.-
- According to the new rule, the ration card holder will have to complete the biometric process before taking food grains.
- It will be very important for the ration card holder to get his food grain slip issued.
- As per requirement, you will have to get your ration card KYC done for the ration card stream.
- It will be necessary for the ration card holder to link his mobile number and Aadhar card to his ration card.
- Apart from this, the Aadhar cards of all the members of your family will have to be added to the ration card.
New rules related to food grains in ration card
The rules related to food grains in the ration card were also updated by the Central Government, under which more food items have been added for the individuals as compared to the previous time. According to the new rule, now people will be able to get wheat, rice, oil, sugar along with other spices etc. Let us tell you that there will be no special charge on additional food grains.
Eligibility for ration card
To get a new ration card, it will be necessary to follow the following rules.-
- According to the new rule, a person having land of two hectares or more will not be issued a ration card.
- To get a ration card, a person must be 18 years of age or above.
- To get a ration card made, the person must be the head of the family.
- The applicant must have a mobile number, Aadhar card and bank account.
- No one in the applicant’s family should receive any government income.
What will happen if the rules are not followed
Those ration card holders who do not follow the prescribed rules due to lack of information about the new rules, their ration card will be deactivated by the government, after which they will not be able to get any kind of government benefits. If you also want your ration card to remain safe, then it will be mandatory for you to follow the new rules.
How to apply for ration card?
- To get a ration card, you will have to contact your Panchayat Secretary or Head.
- After this, you will be given an application form for ration card, which will have to be filled.
- All main documents have to be submitted to the office along with the application form.
- In this way the process of preparing your ration card will start.
- If eligible, the ration card will be made within a maximum of 1 month.
