Ration Card Rules: In India, ration cards are issued to poor people by the Food Department under the National Food Security Act. Through these ration cards, the poor and needy are able to take advantage of government schemes and with the help of this they are given free ration. It is made only for the needy people.
Different states provide different facilities for making ration cards. In some states, application can be made both online and offline. Whereas in some states only offline facility is available. Eligibility criteria for making ration cards have been set by the Government of India. Let us tell you whose ration cards are not made.
Ration cards are not made for these people
To get a ration card, you have to fulfill some necessary eligibility. If a person has more than 100 square meters of land, which includes a plot, flat, and house. Then such a person cannot apply for a ration card. If someone has a four-wheeler vehicle which includes a car and tractor. They also cannot get a ration card. People who have a refrigerator or AC installed in their house. Then they also cannot apply for a ration card.
Along with this, if someone in the family is doing a government job, then he also cannot get a ration card. To get a ration card, the annual income of the family in the village should be less than 2 lakh rupees. Whereas in cities it should not be more than 3 lakhs. If this happens then those people will be invalid. Anyone who pays income tax cannot get a ration card. Along with this, if someone has a licensed weapon, then he is also ineligible for a ration card.
If you have got your ration card made by mistake then surrender it
The Government of India is now identifying such people who have got ration cards made by tampering with the documents. But they are ineligible to get ration cards. If you have also got ration cards made in this way, then it is better that you surrender them. For this, you will have to go to the office of the Food Department and give a consent letter in writing there. After this, you will be saved from any kind of action by the government. Otherwise, if you are found ineligible, then action can definitely be taken.
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