Ration Card in Tamil Nadu is considered a very crucial and critical document that helps users to avail various offers/discounts on selected products. Ration Cards helps you to avail household utilities at government specified subsidized rates. Here we will cover different aspects of RC in Tamilnadu which include:

Apply online for Ration Card in Tamil Nadu | Online Application Form for Tamil Nadu Ration Card | Duplicate Ration Card |Change, Add/Delete Name/Address from TN ration Card and lot of other things.

Apply Online Ration Card in Tamil Nadu

Ration Card Application procedure is similar to any of the state in India. All you need to do is to fill online application form that you can either get online or from nearby ration card office. Here I have summed up everything that you will need to get online/offline ration card in Tamilnadu:

• Visit your nearby Ration Card Office or Food and Supply office and get the ration card application form

• Alternatively you can get online application form from here as well: http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/forms/ration_0.pdf

• Fill in the details like Name, Address, Family details etc and attach passport size photograph of head of the family and thumb impression of the applicant

• You will have to declare few things like your name is not included in other ration card, deletion/surrender certificate if required

• Please attach all the proofs that are asked in the form

• Submit the application form and collect the receipt

This is how simple you can apply for and get online/offline ration card in Tamil Nadu.

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How to change name/address in Tamil Nadu Ration Card

You can modify address and name details using same application form. Only thing you need to do is to select the required options and to submit the right set of documents/proofs alongside the application form. In the same way you can add and delete members from existing ration card as well. Simply submit the right set of documents and get your ration card modified with the details that you want.

In case of any doubts or queries, you can directly reach out Government sources using below contact details:

Government of Tamil Nadu
Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai,
Fort St. George,Chennai 600 009

Phone No :2566 5566

TN Government has provided several facilities online/offline to all the ration card holders in the state. It include things that you must do when your ration card is lost, issuing duplicate or temporary ration cards in case of emergency, searching ration card details and status live and many other things. You can find details about every section here on our blog. Please do let us know if anything required from our end.

Tamil Nadu Government has recently made a radical shift when they distributed 329 ration cards to transgender community in state. Community has thanked Government for showing this kind act and as per them it will surely help them uplifting their lives. Government is trying to uplift status of transgender community in state and they have issued 29 green houses and 358 ID cards under same wave. This is surely a big move from resources and shall help community to get in mainstream with other communities.

Government has started financial assistance scheme for 81 transgenders who are above 40 years in age and are economically backward.

Renew Tamil Nadu Ration Card

Now a days Aadhar Card has become an integral part of almost all the government tasks in India. It will impact ration card also. Please be sure to update your Aadhar Card details in PDS system. It will help government sources to provide better services with better management. We will soon share complete details about same. Till then please let us know your issues about anything related to ration card in state.