The last date to link your ration card with the Adhaar card is September 30th, according to government notification if people fail to link them then they will get food grains only till September 30. However, to avail the facility of Public Distribution System (PDS) one must link their Adhaar card with the ration card.
According to the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, no states can bar people from taking the food grains if their Adhaar is not linked to the ration card. “Their names/ration cards should not be deleted/canceled only on the ground of not possessing an Aadhaar number,” the ministry said.
Follow the steps to link your ration card with your Aadhaar card online:
- Visit the official Aadhaar linking website.
- Now click on ‘Start Now’.
- Proceed further and enter your address details – district and state.
- Choose the benefit type as “ration card” from the given options.
- You now need to choose the scheme name, which is in your ration card.
- Enter the ration card number, your Aadhaar number, e-mail address, and mobile number.
- A one-time password (OTP) will be sent to your mobile number
- Enter the OTP, following which you will get a notification that will appear informing the completion of your application process.
- Following this, your application will be verified and on successful verification, your
- Aadhaar card will be linked to the ration card.
Offline process
Adhaar and ration card can also be linked if you visit your nearest PDS Centre or ration shop. One must carry photocopies of the Adhaar card of all the family members with a passport size photo of the head of the family and ration card. If your bank account is not linked with your Aadhaar, then you need to submit a copy of your passbook for the same.
Submit all the documents mentioned above at the PDS shop along with a copy of your Aadhaar card. After it is done you will receive a message to your registered number for the confirmation.
Once you link your Aadhaar with your ration card, you can receive the entitled quantity of food grains every month anywhere you stay as the government has started the implementation of the inter-state portability of ration card holders under the ‘One Nation One Ration Card‘ plan.
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