Like any other state, Ration Card in Odisha is an important document that can help you with multiple things in the state (in India as well). Entire PDS system has moved up to the online platform and so is the case with Odisha Food and Supply department. Now you can find/perform most of the Ration Card related activities online directly. Activities include:

• Apply Online Ration Card in Odisha
• Ration Card Form
• Duplicate Ration Card
• Ration Card Search
• Status Check

Here we will see all the things one by one. This tutorial is valid for all 30 districts in Odisha which include:

• Angul

• Bargarh

• Bhadrak

• Balasore

• Balangir

• Boudh

• Cuttack

• Deogarh

• Dhenkanal

• Gajapati

• Ganjam

• Jagatsinghpur

• Jajpur

• Jharsuguda

• Kalahandi

• Kandhamal

• Kendrapara

• Keonjhar

• Khurda

• Koraput

• Malkangiri

• Mayurbhanj

• Nuapada

• Nabarangpur

• Nayagarh

• Puri

• Rayagada

• Sambalpur

• Subarnapur

• Sundargarh

How to apply online for Ration Card in Odisha

You can get the ration card application form from Municipality Area (ACSO Office), Municipal Corporation Area (ADM Office) or from Block Area also (BDO office). Once you have the application form, fill it completely along with all the required documents.

Documents Required for Ration card

Apply Ration Card Online

After filling the form completely and attaching the relevant documents, submit it to the respective office from where you have taken the application form. don’t forget to collect the receipt/acknowledgement slip after submitting your application form as it carry some of the most useful information that you need between the time you submit application form and actual ration card is delivered to your address.

Duplicate Ration Card in Odisha

Duplicate Ration Card in Odisha can be issued by submitting a simple application form at the same office were you have submitted the application form request (by same office I mean you can get the duplicate ration card issued from any of the recognized ration card office/center, you don’t need to visit the exact office where you have submitted the application form for the first time).

You will need the reason (in written) what has happened to your ration card and why you want a duplicate card. You will also need approval from your FPS (Fair Price Shop) dealer. Once you have these things with you, simply apply for the duplicate ration card (please submit all the required documents and family photograph) and you will get duplicate card issued within 3 working days of submitting the application.

How to Change Name/Address in Ration Card

In order to change name or address in existing card, you will have to submit respective form along with the proof of name change or address change. In case of name change, you can attach newspaper cutting where you have published about name change activity. In case of address change, you can submit electricity/telephone bills issued to your new address.

In case surrender certificate is required, you can get it issued from the previous/old ration card body. This surrender certificate will help you with most of the activities during migration of your ration card from one locality to another so get it done at the priority.

There might be cases when you want to Add/Delete names from Ration Cards. For doing so you will need proofs like, birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate, surrender/deletion certificate (if you want to migrate name from one ration card to another, in case of marriage mostly).

In most of the cases, new ration card is issued between 1-15 days of submitting the application. However you can get it confirmed by ration card officials during form submission.