Tamil Nadu Ration Card Application Form [PDF]

All the residents of Tamil Nadu will be very happy to know that the process of making ration cards has been made easier by the state government. Now you can easily get your ration card made. Different types of ration cards are distributed by governments in different states of India. Such as – APL, BPL, Antyodaya, and other types of ration cards are distributed. Ration card is an official document provided by the state government, which is given to the citizens of the state under the National Food Security Rules.

Tamil Nadu Ration Card PDF: – By the state government, you are provided cheap ration rates to the citizens. This will greatly benefit poor people who spend their lives with many problems. Those who get two times of bread after hard work.

Here we provide you a direct link to download the PDF form of the Tamil Nadu Ration Card. The application form for ration card can be easily downloaded by clicking on the link given below

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Tamil Nadu Ration Card Application Form Download

Article	Tamil Nadu Ration Card Form PDF
Department	Consumer Affairs Food and Civil Supplies Department
Beneficiary	State Residents
Language	English
Official Website	Click Here
Form PDF Download	Click Here

Tamil Nadu Digital Ration Card

Four types of ration cards are available to the residents of Tamil Nadu by the Tamil Nadu State Government, which are as follows –

Light Green Card => This card is issued to collect rice and other items from Fair Price Shops (FPS).
White card => With the help of this card, more than 3 kg sugar is issued to get more than the prescribed amount of ration.
Commodity card => No commodity card is issued to those who do not have the right to take any commodity from ration shops.
Khaki card => These cards are issued to police personnel up to the rank of inspectors.

Documents Required For Ration Card

Attach the following documents with the application form for the ration card.

Aadhar Card
Voter id,
Three passport size photographs of the applicant
Residence Certificate

Procedure for applying for TNPDS Ration Card online

If you want to apply for Tamil Nadu Ration Card online, then for this you have to follow the steps given below.

First of all, you have to go to the official website of the Tamil Nadu Public distribution system.
Here you will see its home page. As shown in the figure below.
Here you have to click on the option of “Smart Card Application”.
On clicking, the Smart Card Application Form will open in front of you.
Here you have to fill in all the information asked carefully. Then you will have to upload all the required documents sought.
After this, you will have to give the information of the family member, information on the gas connection.
After giving the correct information, you have to click on “Submit”. As soon as you click, your reference number will be in front of you, save it for the future.

How to apply for Tamil Nadu Ration Card offline?

If you are having any problem applying for Tamil Nadu Ration Card online, then you can also apply offline through the easy steps given below.

For this, you have to first get the Tamil Nadu Ration Card application form.
To download the form, click on the link given below.
After downloading the form, you will have to fill in all the information asked in it carefully.
After filling in all the information you will have to attach all the necessary documents along with the form.
After this, you have to submit the filled form to the office of the food supply department of your area.
After this, your application will be verified by the concerned authorities. And you will be issued a ration card.

Check the status of the Tamil Nadu Ration Card online application

If you want to check the status of the Tamil Nadu Ration Card online application, then for this you have to follow some easy steps. Which are as follows –

First of all, you have to go to the official website of the Tamil Nadu Public distribution system.
Here you have to click on “Smart Card Application Status” on the home page.
After clicking, the page will open in front of you as pictured.Here you have to enter “Reference Number” and click on “Submit”.
On clicking, the complete information about your application will open in front of you.